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orientation
has definitions from the fields of education,psychology
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[ noun ] the act of orienting
Used in print (James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)We found no obvious effects due_to preferred orientation of the crystallites in this sample nor would we expect to on the basis of the shape found from electron_microscopic examination . (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)The supposed tactual sense of spatial location and orientation in the patient and his ability to specify the location of a member , as_well_as the direction and scope of a movement , passively executed ( with one of his members ) , proved to have been , on_the_contrary , very considerably affected '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
Used in print (Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)Ceylon has moved from a pro Western orientation to a neutralism openly hostile to the West . |
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[ noun ] position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
Related terms direction attitude quarter vertical horizontal vertical horizontal inclined |
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[ noun ] (psychology) a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships
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[ noun ] a predisposition in favor of something
Synonyms Examples "a predilection for expensive cars" "his sexual preferences" "showed a Marxist orientation" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (education) a course introducing a new situation or environment
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