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orientation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˌoː.ɹi.ənˈtæɪ.ʃən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
(Southern-England) audio
/ˌoɹiɛnˈteɪʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
/ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der. Proto-Italic *oriōr Latin orior Latin orientembor. French orient Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French orienter Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French orientationbor. English orientation From French orientation. By surface analysis, orient + -ation.

Meanings

(countable) The determination of the relative position of something or someone.
(countable) The relative physical position or direction of something.
(uncountable) The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end.
(countable) An inclination, tendency or direction.
(countable) The ability to orient, or the process of so doing.
- The homing instinct in pigeons is an example of orientation.
(countable) An adjustment to a new environment.
(countable) An introduction to a (new) environment.
(countable, uncountable) An introduction to a (new) environment. ▸ Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.
(countable) The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait.
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of sexual orientation.
alt of sexual orientation
- And now, I want to help other asexual people to embrace their orientation without an instilled core of self-doubt. 2014 June 18, Julie Sondra Decker, “How to Tell If You Are Asexual”, in Time, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2025:
(countable, qualifier:differential geometry) The choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space.
(analytic, countable) The designation of a parametrised curve as "positively" or "negatively" oriented; the analogous description of a surface or hypersurface.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
orientations	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (105)

fi suunta (position relative to compass bearings) · it orientamento (ability to orient) · ro orientare (an inclination, tendency or direction) · bg склонност (an inclination, tendency or direction) · mk скло́ност (an inclination, tendency or direction) · pt orientação (the act of orienting) · it posizione (position relative to compass bearings) · bg ориентация (ability to orient) · tl lantangan (introduction to a new environment) · ru скло́нность (an inclination, tendency or direction) · ru ориента́ция ((analysis, differential geometry)) · el προσανατολισμός (position relative to compass bearings) · bg въведение (introduction to a new environment) · el κατατοπισμός (introduction to a new environment) · nl oriëntatie (the direction of print across the page) · ru ориента́ция (an inclination, tendency or direction) · bg ориентация ((analytic geometry, topology)) · fi orientaatio ((analytic geometry, topology)) · fi suunnistus (ability to orient) · it orientazione ((analytic geometry, topology)) · nl oriëntering (adjustment to a new environment) · ro înclinație (an inclination, tendency or direction) · it direzione (an inclination, tendency or direction) · fi perehdytys (introduction to a new environment) · el προσανατολισμός ((analytic geometry, topology)) · it direzione (the direction of print across the page) · nl richting (position relative to compass bearings) · bg ориентация (position relative to compass bearings) · fi orientaatio (introduction to a new environment) · nl oriëntering (the act of orienting) · ja オリエンテーション (introduction to a new environment) · it orientamento (the act of orienting) · nl plaatsbepaling (position relative to compass bearings) · pl orientacja (ability to orient) · fi orientaatio ((analysis, differential geometry)) · it orientamento (introduction to a new environment) · tl satungo (the act of orienting) · hy կողմնորոշում (an inclination, tendency or direction) · fi suuntaus (an inclination, tendency or direction) · ru ориента́ция ((analytic geometry, topology)) · el προσαρμογή (adjustment to a new environment) · ro orientare (the act of orienting) · uk орієнта́ція (an inclination, tendency or direction) · fi sopeutuminen (adjustment to a new environment) · fi suunta (the direction of print across the page) · bg ориентация ((analysis, differential geometry)) · hu orientáció (an inclination, tendency or direction) · nl oriëntatie (introduction to a new environment) · ja 方位 (position relative to compass bearings) · uk орієнта́ція (the act of orienting) · mk на́клоност (an inclination, tendency or direction) · es orientación (ability to orient) · fi suuntaaminen (the act of orienting) · mk ориенти́рање (the act of orienting) · nl voorlichting (introduction to a new environment) · bg ориентиране (the act of orienting) · hy կողմնորոշում (the act of orienting) · mk ориента́ција (an inclination, tendency or direction) · ro orientare (ability to orient) · el προσανατολισμός (the direction of print across the page) · es orientación (the direction of print across the page) · ru ориента́ция (position relative to compass bearings) · ru ориенти́рование (the act of orienting) · hy կողմնորոշում (position relative to compass bearings) · ru размеще́ние (the oriented construction of a Christian church) · ru устано́вка (the oriented construction of a Christian church) · ja 指導 (introduction to a new environment) · it orienteering (ability to orient) · bg свикване (adjustment to a new environment) · ca orientació (the act of orienting) · es orientación (an inclination, tendency or direction) · es orientación (introduction to a new environment) · nl gerichtheid (an inclination, tendency or direction) · nl oriëntatie (the act of orienting) · de Orientierungsvermögen (ability to orient) · nl oriëntatie ((analysis, differential geometry)) · ca orientació (introduction to a new environment) · pt orientação (position relative to compass bearings) · hu tájékozódás (the act of orienting) · ro orientare (introduction to a new environment) · ca orientació (position relative to compass bearings) · it orientamento (the oriented construction of a Christian church) · zh 新生訓練 /新生训练 (introduction to a new environment) · ru накло́нность (an inclination, tendency or direction) · nl oriëntatie ((analytic geometry, topology)) · pt orientação (introduction to a new environment) · ca orientació (an inclination, tendency or direction) · nl oriëntatie (an inclination, tendency or direction) · el προσανατολισμός (the act of orienting) · hu irány (an inclination, tendency or direction) · ca orientació (ability to orient) · hu betájolás (position relative to compass bearings) · cy tueddfryd (an inclination, tendency or direction) · el προσανατολισμός ((analysis, differential geometry)) · mk ориента́ција (position relative to compass bearings) · az yonümlülük (an inclination, tendency or direction) · it orientazione ((analysis, differential geometry)) · fi taipumus (an inclination, tendency or direction) · ru ориентиро́вка (the act of orienting) · bg ориентация (the direction of print across the page) · es orientación (the act of orienting) · nl kerkbouwrichting (the oriented construction of a Christian church) · nl oriëntatie (position relative to compass bearings) · nl oriënteringsvermogen (ability to orient) · ko 오리엔테이션 (introduction to a new environment)

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