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orientation
o·ri·en·ta·tion / ˌôrēənˈtāshən/ • n. the determination of the relative position of something or someone (esp. oneself): the child's surroundings provide clues to help in orientation. ∎ the relative physical position or direction of something: two complex shapes, presented in different orientations. ∎ Zool. an animal's change of position in response to an external stimulus, esp. with respect to compass directions. ∎ familiarization with something: their training and orientation comes out of magazine and newspaper distribution. ∎ a program of introduction for students new to a school or college: she attended freshman orientation. ∎ the direction of someone's interest or attitude, esp. political or sexual: a common age of consent regardless of gender or sexual orientation. DERIVATIVES: o·ri·en·ta·tion·al adj. |
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"orientation." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "orientation." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-orientation.html "orientation." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-orientation.html |
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orientation. Planning, siting, and arrangement of a building with reference to any special point of the compass, especially in relation to the rising and setting of the sun. It was significant in church architecture, where the altars were usually sited to the east. Churches arranged with the chancel not to the east are nevertheless described as though orientated correctly (liturgical orientation).
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "orientation." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "orientation." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-orientation.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "orientation." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-orientation.html |
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orientation. The construction of a church so that its longer axis runs east to west. In the early basilicas of Rome the altar was at the west end; elsewhere more usually at the east. Though orientation is derived historically from a pagan habit of praying towards the sunrise, Christians have seen in its adoption symbolic reference to Christ as the Rising Sun.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "orientation." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "orientation." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-orientation.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "orientation." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-orientation.html |
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orientation (or-i-en-tay-shŏn) n. (in psychology) awareness of oneself in time, space, and place. Orientation may be disturbed in such conditions as organic brain disease, toxic drug states, and concussion. See also reality orientation.
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"orientation." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "orientation." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-orientation.html "orientation." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-orientation.html |
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orientation A change of position by an animal or plant in response to an external stimulus.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "orientation." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "orientation." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-orientation.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "orientation." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-orientation.html |
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orientation A change of position by an animal in response to an external stimulus.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "orientation." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "orientation." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-orientation.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "orientation." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-orientation.html |
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