ORIENTATION


Meaning of ORIENTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌȯr-ē-ən-ˈtā-shən, -ˌen- ]

noun

Date: 1839

1.

a. : the act or process of orienting or of being oriented

b. : the state of being oriented ; broadly : arrangement , alignment

2.

a. : a usually general or lasting direction of thought, inclination, or interest

b. : a person's self-identification as heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual

sexual orientation

3. : change of position by organs, organelles, or organisms in response to external stimulus

• ori·en·ta·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

• ori·en·ta·tion·al·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.