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Vinony

orientation

noun

  1. description of the angle at which an item is placed relative to defined coordinate axes of the space it occupies
  2. general math notion of orientation
  3. adjust or focus on; position so that the axes of the object have some relation to the axes of the space
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/ / /ˌoɹiɛnˈteɪʃən/ / /ˌoː.ɹi.ənˈtæɪ.ʃən/

noun

Etymology: From French orientation. By surface analysis, orient + -ation.

  1. The determination of the relative position of something or someone.
  2. The relative physical position or direction of something.
  3. The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end.
  4. An inclination, tendency or direction.
  5. The ability to orient, or the process of so doing.

    “The homing instinct in pigeons is an example of orientation.”

  6. An adjustment to a new environment.
  7. An introduction to a (new) environment.
  8. An introduction to a (new) environment.
  9. The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait.
  10. Ellipsis of sexual orientation.

    “And now, I want to help other asexual people to embrace their orientation without an instilled core of self-doubt.”

  11. The choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space.
  12. The designation of a parametrised curve as "positively" or "negatively" oriented; the analogous description of a surface or hypersurface.