orientation
pronunciation
How to pronounce orientation in British English:
UK [ˌɔːriənˈteɪʃn]
How to pronounce orientation in American English:
US [ˌɔːriənˈteɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the act of orienting
- an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
- position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
- a predisposition in favor of something
- a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships
- a course introducing a new situation or environment
Word Origin
- orientation (n.)
- 1839, originally "arrangement of a building, etc., to face east or any other specified direction," noun of action from orient (v.). Sense of "action of determining one's bearings" is from 1868. Meaning "introduction to a situation" is from 1942.
Example
- 1. Sex differences and sexual orientation differences in mental abilities .
- 2. Copious research has revealed striking differences in male and female sexual orientation and arousal .
- 3. Rather she found that bisexuality in women is a distinct and consistent sexual orientation .
- 4. In any other orientation , it 's almost intolerable .
- 5. Fast cutting like this need not break up traditional spatial orientation .