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ori·en·ta·tion \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_ən.ˈtāshən also -ˌen.-\ noun (-s) 1. a. : the directing or placing of something so as to face the east; especially : the building of a church or temple on an east-west axis with the chancel and main altar to the east b. : the placing of a building in any determined relation to the points of the compass 2. a. : the act of determining one's bearings or settling one's sense of direction < witnessed the bee's momentary pause for orientation before it headed back to the hive > b. : the settling of a sense of direction or relationship in moral or social concerns or in thought or art < reflection conducive to the individual's intellectual and spiritual orientation — College English > < America has quite a different orientation toward new music — Ernst Krenek > 3. : choice or adjustment of associations, connections, or dispositions < development toward a money orientation — W.E.Moore > < nations widely different in their political orientation — J.G.Colton > 4. : introduction to an unfamiliar situation : guidance in experience or activity of a new kind < the orientation program set up for the benefit of new employes — Dun's Review > 5. : the change of position exhibited by some protoplasmic bodies within the cell in relation to external influences (as light or heat) or in relation to one another 6. a. : the relative positions of atoms or groups in a chemical compound especially about a nucleus b. : the determination of such positions — compare orient III 4 7. psychiatry : awareness of the existing situation with reference to time, place, and identity of persons • ori·en·ta·tion·al \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|tāshənəl, -shnəl\ adjective |