orientation

Academic Word List, sublist 5.

About 23.70 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

   The homing instinct in pigeons is an example of orientation.

6. noun An adjustment to a new environment.
7. noun An introduction to a (new) environment. Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.
8. noun Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.

Similar words

orientation course oriented reorientation directional alignment positioning position pathfinder trajectory outlook

Often followed by

of and to in is toward for was towards

Word family

orient orientate orientated orientates orientating orientational orientationally orientations oriented orienting