transcription, транскрипция: [ ɔ:riənteɪʃ(ə)n ]
( orientations)
1.
If you talk about the orientation of an organization or country, you are talking about the kinds of aims and interests it has.
...a marketing orientation...
To a society which has lost its orientation he has much to offer...
The movement is liberal and social democratic in orientation.
= inclination
N-VAR : with supp
2.
Someone’s orientation is their basic beliefs or preferences.
...legislation that would have made discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation illegal.
= inclination
N-VAR : supp N
3.
Orientation is basic information or training that is given to people starting a new job, school, or course.
...a one-day orientation session.
= induction
N-UNCOUNT : oft N n
4.
The orientation of a structure or object is the direction it faces.
Farnese had the orientation of the church changed so that the front would face a square.
N-COUNT : usu with poss