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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: New employees receive two days of orientation.
4.
Psychology, Psychiatry. the ability to locate oneself in one's environment with reference to time, place, and people.
5.
EXPANDone'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.
COLLAPSEChemistry.
a.
the relative positions of certain atoms or groups, especially in aromatic compounds.
b.
the determination of the position of substituted atoms or groups in a compound.
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Word Origin & History
orientation
1839, originally "arrangement of a building, etc., to face east or any other specified direction," from from orient (v.). Sense of "the action of determining one's bearings" is from 1868.
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orientation o·ri·en·ta·tion (ôr'ē-ěn-tā'shən, -ən-)
n.
The act of orienting or the state of being oriented.
Location or position relative to the points of the compass.
The relative position of one atom with respect to another to which it is connected.
Sexual orientation.
Introductory instruction concerning a new situation.
Awareness of the objective world in relation to one's self.
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