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The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.
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- n. The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.
- n. The tendency of a revolving body, when suspended in a certain way, to bring the axis of rotation into parallelism with the earth's axis.
- n. An aspect or fronting to the east; especially (Arch.), the placing of a church so that the chancel, containing the altar toward which the congregation fronts in worship, will be on the east end.
- n. Fig.: A return to first principles; an orderly arrangement.
- n. the act of orienting
- n. an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
- n. position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
- n. a predisposition in favor of something
- n. a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships
- n. a course introducing a new situation or environment
- 1. The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings. 2. The tendency of a revolving body, when suspended in a certain way, to bring the axis of rotation into parallelism with the earth's axis. 3. An aspect or fronting to the east; especially (Arch.), the placing of a church so that the chancel, containing the altar toward which the congregation fronts in worship, will be on the east end. 4. Fig.: A return to first principles; an orderly arrangement. The task of orientation undertaken in this chapter. L. F. Ward.
- n:100 n. the act of orienting n. an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs n. position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions n. a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships