orientation

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/ˌɔɹiɛnˈteɪʃən/

noun 5

Collocations

ADJ.

great, longer, new, quick, sexual

She needed a quick orientation to the new software before starting work.

VERB + ORIENTATION

change, color, embrace, gain, give, masked, range, seek

She decided to embrace a new sexual orientation after years of questioning her identity.

ORIENTATION + NOUN

circumstances, course, freshmen, gender, something

The university held an orientation program for all freshmen at the start of the academic year.

PREP.

about, in, in, without

She felt completely lost without orientation in the unfamiliar city streets.

ADV.

such

She had always been liberal in her political orientation, such as voting for progressive candidates.

Definitions

noun

The determination of the relative position of something or someone.

The relative physical position or direction of something.

The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end.

An inclination, tendency or direction.

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

The homing instinct in pigeons is an example of orientation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a predisposition in favor of something

predilection
preference

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The homing instinct in pigeons is an example of orientation.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

Children are quick to gain orientation to new circumstances.

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We will have a period of orientation for freshmen.

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This room's orientation is great.

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Employers cannot refuse to hire workers because of their race, religion, ethnic origin, skin colour, sex, age, marital status, disability or sexual orientation.

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