Orientation

Orientation
Orientation O`ri*en*ta"tion, n. [Cf. F. orientation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

4. (Fig.): A return to first principles; an orderly arrangement. [1913 Webster]

The task of orientation undertaken in this chapter. --L. F. Ward. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • orientation — [ ɔrjɑ̃tasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1834; de orienter 1 ♦ Détermination des points cardinaux d un lieu, et par ext. de l endroit où l on se trouve. Avoir le sens de l orientation. Table d orientation. Physiol. Capacité de tout individu de se situer dans le… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Orientation — may refer to: Orientation (mental), a function of the mind Orientation (film), a 1996 short film produced by the Church of Scientology Orientation of churches is the architectural feature of facing ( orienting ), churches towards the east (Latin …   Wikipedia

  • orientation — o‧ri‧en‧ta‧tion [ˌɔːriənˈteɪʆn, ˌɒ ǁ ˌɔː ] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] MARKETING the type of activity or thing that a business or organization gives most attention to: • The company needs to develop a stronger orientation towards marketing… …   Financial and business terms

  • Orientation (EP) — Orientation EP by Sonata Arctica Released August 22, 2001 …   Wikipedia

  • Orientation (EP) — Orientation EP de Sonata Arctica Publicación 22 de agosto de 2001 Grabación 2001, Tico Tico Studios Género(s) Power metal Discográfica …   Wikipedia Español

  • orientation — [ôr΄ē en tā′shən, ōr΄ē en tā′shən] n. 1. an orienting or being oriented 2. a) position with relation to the points of the compass b) the planning of church architecture so that the altar is in the east end 3. familiarization with and adaptation… …   English World dictionary

  • orientation — orientation. См. ориентация. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Orientation — Orientation. См. Ориентация. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • orientation — index guidance, perspective, standpoint Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • orientation — 1839, originally arrangement of a building, etc., to face east or any other specified direction, noun of action from ORIENT (Cf. orient) (v.). Sense of the action of determining one s bearings is from 1868 …   Etymology dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”