Definitions for orientation

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orientation o·ri·en·ta·tion

Spelling: [awr-ee-uh n-tey-shuh n, -en-, ohr-]

IPA: /ˌɔr i ənˈteɪ ʃən, -ɛn-, ˌoʊr-/

Orientation is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 482 anagrams from letters in orientation (aeiinnoortt).

Definitions for orientation

noun

1. the act or process of orienting.
2. the state of being oriented.
3. an introduction, as to guide one in adjusting to new surroundings, employment, activity, or the like:
4. Psychology, Psychiatry. the ability to locate oneself in one's environment with reference to time, place, and people.
5. one's position in relation to true north, to points on the compass, or to a specific place or object.
6. the ascertainment of one's true position, as in a novel situation, with respect to attitudes, judgments, etc.
7. Chemistry. the relative positions of certain atoms or groups, especially in aromatic compounds. the determination of the position of substituted atoms or groups in a compound.

Origin of orientation

First recorded in 1830-40; orientate + -ion

Examples for orientation

Most newspapers of the day openly aligned with one political party or the other and made no secret of their orientation.

But the orientation of the stars behind them had been familiar.

This is an inverse Pietà, and something of a sexual anarchist; she ardently refuses to be oriented in an orientation.

The letter also asserts that the ads were simply responding to a public discussion of Zuckerman's sexual orientation.

Finally, satisfied with the ship's orientation, the autopilot rested.

He could see many of its faults, but he didn't have the orientation to see all of them.

Uber recruited the drivers off Craigslist, gave them a background check and 45 minute orientation.

orientation conditioned by individual organization, 48;Personal, 270.

It can be used to induce any orientation desired in the mind of the enemy.

A new study shows that 47 percent of gay or bisexual men have never discussed their orientation with their doctor.