orientation meaning
EN
[-eɪʃən] [(taujīh)] WOrientation
- Orientation may refer to:
- Map orientation, the relationship between directions on a map and compass directions
- 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: oriens)
- Orientation (housing), the position of a building with respect to the sun, a concept in building design
- Student orientation, the first week of a university year in several countries
FR orientation 
- NounPLorientationsSUF-ation
- (uncountable) The act of orienting or the state of being oriented.
- (uncountable) A position relative to compass bearings.
- (uncountable) The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end.
- (countable) An inclination, tendency or direction.
- (countable) The ability to orient.
- (countable) An adjustment to a new environment.
- (countable) An introduction to a (new) environment.
- (typography, countable) The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait.
- (mathematics, countable) The choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space.
- (uncountable) The act of orienting or the state of being oriented.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Therefore, biopsy technique and orientation in the pathohistological assessment are very important, and correct classification in small superficial biopsies can be impossible.
- We present evidence for all three and show that local microtrichial orientation is seldom determined by any one factor.
- In order to determine the orientation of permeable joint zones, the evaluation of the borehole televiewer data allows a precise measurement of the planar discontinuities at the borehole wall.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- This is about wimmin sticking together (bois too), and fighting for equal rights and opportunities for everyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of orientation in English Dictionary
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- Morphemes
- Suffixes
- Words by suffix
- Words suffixed with -ation
- Words suffixed with -ation
- Words by suffix
- Suffixes
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Morphemes
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "orientation" is a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum.