Synonyms for orientation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : awr-ee-uh n-tey-shuh n, -en-, ohr- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɔr i ənˈteɪ ʃən, -ɛn-, ˌoʊr- |
Top 10 synonyms for orientation
Définition of orientation
Origin :- 1839, originally "arrangement of a building, etc., to face east or any other specified direction," noun of action from orient (v.). Sense of "action of determining one's bearings" is from 1868. Meaning "introduction to a situation" is from 1942.
- noun introduction, adjustment
- It can be used to induce any orientation desired in the mind of the enemy.
- Extract from : « Cubs of the Wolf » by Raymond F. Jones
- But the orientation of the stars behind them had been familiar.
- Extract from : « Invaders from the Infinite » by John Wood Campbell
- He could see many of its faults, but he didn't have the orientation to see all of them.
- Extract from : « The Highest Treason » by Randall Garrett
- Finally, satisfied with the ship's orientation, the autopilot rested.
- Extract from : « Pushbutton War » by Joseph P. Martino
- Orientation conditioned by individual organization, 48;Personal, 270.
- Extract from : « Essay on the Creative Imagination » by Th. Ribot
- Deeper grew the deadening of his ears, and orientation was lost.
- Extract from : « Instinct » by George Oliver Smith
- Orientation was lost; only logic and intellect told him where he was and which way he was going.
- Extract from : « Instinct » by George Oliver Smith
- The consciousness changes its object and orientation, not its nature.
- Extract from : « The Mind and the Brain » by Alfred Binet
- Slowly, imperceptibly, the orientation of the planet has changed.
- Extract from : « The Life Radiant » by Lilian Whiting
- And complete it is, with regard to its general synthesis and orientation.
- Extract from : « The Complex Vision » by John Cowper Powys
Antonyms for orientation
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