orientation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The ability to orient, or the process of so doing.

   The homing instinct in pigeons is an example of orientation.

2. 2
   noun

   Ellipsis of sexual orientation.

   And now, I want to help other asexual people to embrace their orientation without an instilled core of self-doubt.

3. 3
   noun

   a course introducing a new situation or environment

4. 4
   noun

   the act of orienting

5. 5
   noun

   a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships

6. 6
   noun

   a predisposition in favor of something

7. 7
   noun

   an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs

8. 8
   noun

   position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions

Etymology

From French orientation. By surface analysis, orient + -ation.