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orientation

orientation

10 4.0
Awareness of where and when you are and who you are with
  • noun
  • /ˌɔːrɪənˈteɪʃən/
translation icon : orientación
  • The psychologist emphasized the importance of self-awareness and emotional orientation in building strong relationships.
  • orientation and mobility

The, the clearly there is a change relationship, certainly at the right dose of orientation in space-time.

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Examples

  • I'm Dr. Nero, your orientation advisor.

  • During the hiking trip, we used a map and compass to determine our orientation and find the right path.

  • We're here for the orientation.

  • This is not your orientation.

  • Then we lost our orientation.

  • Houston, without the computer, what do we use for orientation?

  • They lost control, communication, orientation, pretty much everything.

  • Finally, changes in vestibular processing can affect the coding for position and orientation in old age.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Respondents were asked to identify possible hindrances to providing orientation and mobility instruction to public school students.

    Academic text (1990)
  • After the earthquake, I felt disoriented and struggled to regain my orientation in the unfamiliar surroundings.

Antonyms

Feeling confused about where you are, who you are, or what is real

Compounds

A person's beliefs and feelings about faith and how they show it

A person or group's beliefs about government and public issues and the side they support

A short class that introduces new people to a place or group

A short program that helps new students get used to campus before term starts

A person's or group's beliefs about right and wrong that guide their choices

How Oriented

orientation
10 4.0
awareness
336 3.2

Surface Forms

orientation singular
orientations plural

Morphology

orientation = orient (transparent) = orient + ation

Standard nominalization of the verb 'orient' with '-ation' yielding the state or process of orienting (awareness of position).

Etymology

Orientation comes from the old root orient, which means 'east' or 'to rise' and was used for facing the rising sun. So orientation can mean knowing which way you are and where you are in time and place.