Orientation
Word | ORIENTATION |
Character | 11 |
Hyphenation | o ri en ta tion |
Pronunciations | /ˌɔɹiɛnˈteɪʃən/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Orientation"
What do we mean by orientation?
The act of orienting or the state of being oriented. noun
Location or position relative to the points of the compass. noun
The construction of a church so that its longitudinal axis has an east-west direction with the main altar usually at the eastern end. noun
The direction followed in the course of a trend, movement, or development. noun
A tendency of thought; a general inclination. noun
Sexual orientation. noun
An adjustment or adaptation to a new environment, situation, custom, or set of ideas. noun
Introductory instruction concerning a new situation. noun
Awareness of the objective world in relation to one's self. noun
Arrangement; distribution. noun
In chem., the relative position of the atoms or radicals in a molecule. noun
The act of turning or the state of being turned toward the east. noun
Such a position of a corpse in a grave that the head is toward the west and the feet toward the east. noun
The construction or position of a church so that it has that end which contains the chancel or sanctuary in the direction of the east. noun
Hence, the position of a building or of any object with reference to any point of the compass. noun
In crystallography, the position of a crystal — of its faces, cleavage-planes, optic axes or axes of elasticity, etc. — defined with reference to certain assumed directions, especially those of the crystallographic axes. noun
The process of determining the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings. noun
Hence The act of taking one's mental bearings; ascertainment of one's true position, as in a novel situation, or with reference to new ideas, new studies, etc., as if by determining the points of the compass. noun
The process of determining direction or relative position in general. noun
The determination of the relative position of something or someone.
The relative physical position or direction of something.
The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end.
An inclination, tendency or direction.
The ability to orient.
An adjustment to a new environment.
An introduction to a (new) environment.
The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait.
The choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space.
The designation of a parametrised curve as "positively" or "negatively" oriented (or "nonorientable"); the analogous description of a surface or hypersurface.
(noun) One's choice of sexual preference. Urban Dictionary
The illiterate way to say "oriented." While technically a word, you sound like a moron when you say it. Urban Dictionary
One who charts the physical whereabouts of asians or acts as a divinator of things asian. Urban Dictionary
Orienteering is a running sport involving navigation with a map and compass. Urban Dictionary
Study of Asian or Eastern history, culture, and people, from a Western perspective. Urban Dictionary
Politically incorrect term used in place of "Asian." Correct usage should be an adjective for things like inanimate objects, not humans. Urban Dictionary
The word is supposed to be "orient." I'm not sure why people think orientate is the word, but it sounds like something dumb people make up to sound intelligent. They need to orient themselves with the English language. Urban Dictionary
A word that simply means "eastern". It refers to anything or anyone from the "East". "Oriental" was first applied mainly to Mesopotamia, Persia and maybe India because those lands were east of the Roman Empire. Later on ancient China was found to be more than a myth and so the previous "Orient" became known as the "Near" or "Middle" East and East Asia was now tagged as the "Orient" or the "Far East". Because of the geography the term "Oriental" came to be applied to the cultural aspects, the peoples and other things from the "Far East". Of course, "Western" is used to refer to anything or anyone from Europe, North America and such. Urban Dictionary
Can describe EITHER people or things as being from Asia. Many Americans will heatedly argue that only objects are oriental, and to call a person an oriental is now considered racist. They tell you to call them Asian or, if applicable, Asian American. But what most Americans don't know is that in the UK a person from East Asia is considered oriental, and South Asians are the ones designated as Asian. It's a relative term. Urban Dictionary
Exoticization or fetishization of East Asian culture. The disease that asiaphiles suffer from. Urban Dictionary
Synonyms and Antonyms for Orientation
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