TOP

Definition of orientation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

orientation

noun
 OPAL W
 
/ˌɔːriənˈteɪʃn/
 
/ˌɔːriənˈteɪʃn/
jump to other results
  1.  
    [uncountable, countable] a person’s basic beliefs or feelings about a particular subject
    • religious/political orientation
    • a person’s sexual orientation (= whether they are attracted to men, women or both)
  2.  
    [uncountable, countable] the type of aims or interests that a person or an organization has; the act of directing your aims towards a particular thing
    • The course is essentially theoretical in orientation.
    • orientation to/towards something Companies have been forced into a greater orientation to the market.
    • People over 55 tended to have a strong leisure orientation.
  3.  
    [uncountable] training or information that you are given before starting a new job, course, etc.
    • an orientation session/program/course
  4. [countable] (specialist) the direction in which an object faces
    • The orientation of the planet's orbit is changing continuously.
    5. Word Originmid 19th cent.: apparently from orient.
See orientation in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee orientation in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
Check pronunciation: orientation

Nearby words

dizzy
adjective
 
 
From the Topic
Health problems
C1
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day