Definition
- (noun) The determination of the relative position of something or someone.
- (noun) The relative physical position or direction of something.
- (noun) The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end.
- (noun) An inclination, tendency or direction.
- (noun) The ability to orient. “The homing instinct in pigeons is an example of orientation.”
- (noun) An adjustment to a new environment.
- (noun) An introduction to a (new) environment.
- (noun) The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait.
- (noun) The choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space.
- (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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Other 11-letter words
- abandonment
- abbreviated
- abbreviates
- abdications
- aberrations
- abjurations
- abnormality
- abominating
- abomination
- aboriginals
- abortionist
- abracadabra
- abridgement
- abridgments
- abrogations
- absenteeism
- abstentions
- abstracting
Words starting with ORI
- orient
- oriental
- orientals
- orientate
- orientated
- orientates
- orientating
- orientations
- oriented
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- orients
- orifice
- orifices
- origami
- origin
- original
- originality
- originally
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Frequently asked questions
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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