Hypertext Webster Gateway: "orientation"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Orientation \O`ri*en*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. orientation.]
1. The act or process of orientating; determination of the
points of the compass, or the east point, in taking
bearings.

2. The tendency of a revolving body, when suspended in a
certain way, to bring the axis of rotation into
parallelism with the earth's axis.

3. An aspect or fronting to the east; especially (Arch.), the
placing of a church so that the chancel, containing the
altar toward which the congregation fronts in worship,
will be on the east end.

4. Fig.: A return to first principles; an orderly
arrangement.

The task of orientation undertaken in this chapter.
--L. F. Ward.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

orientation
n 1: the act of orienting
2: an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
3: position or alignment relative to points of the compass or
other specific directions
4: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for
expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a
Marxist orientation" [syn: {predilection}, {preference}]
5: a person's awareness of self with regard to position and
time and place and personal relationships
6: a course introducing a new situation or environment [syn: {orientation
course}]


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