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ori·en·ta·tion (ôr′ē en tā′s̸hən, ōr′-)
noun
- an orienting or being oriented
- position with relation to the points of the compass
- the planning of church architecture so that the altar is in the east end
- familiarization with and adaptation to a situation or environment; specif.,
- Psychol. awareness of one's environment as to time, space, objects, and persons
- a period or process of introduction and adjustment
- a tendency to respond or act in a certain way with respect to a particular person, situation, phenomenon, etc. one's sexual orientation
- Biol. the position or change of position of an organism or part under a stimulus such as gravity or light
- Chem.
- the position and arrangement of atoms or radicals in a molecule
- the ordering of molecules, crystals, etc. so that the axes point in a particular direction
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