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orientation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Orientation \O`ri*en*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. orientation.] 1. The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings. 2. The tendency of a revolving body, when suspended in a certain way to bring the axis of rotation into parallelism with the earth's axis. 3. An aspect or fronting to the east; especially (Arch.), the placing of a church so that the chancel, containing the altar toward which the congregation fronts in worship, will be on the east end 4. Fig.: A return to first principles; an orderly arrangement. The task of orientation undertaken in this chapter. --L. F. Ward. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: orientation n 1: the act of orienting 2: an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs 3: position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions 4: a course introducing a new situation or environment [syn: {orientation course}]
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