Orientation

/ˌɔɹiɛnˈteɪʃən/ noun

The determination of the relative position of something or someone.

Definition

  1. (noun) The determination of the relative position of something or someone.
  2. (noun) The relative physical position or direction of something.
  3. (noun) The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end.
  4. (noun) An inclination, tendency or direction.
  5. (noun) The ability to orient. “The homing instinct in pigeons is an example of orientation.”
  6. (noun) An adjustment to a new environment.
  7. (noun) An introduction to a (new) environment.
  8. (noun) The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait.
  9. (noun) The choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space.
  10. (noun) The designation of a parametrised curve as "positively" or "negatively" oriented (or "nonorientable"); the analogous description of a surface or hypersurface.

Word stats

  • Orientation contains 11 letters: 6 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
  • It uses 7 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 4.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 11.

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What does Orientation mean?

The determination of the relative position of something or someone.

How many letters are in Orientation?

Orientation has 11 letters.

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