Category:Orientation

O`ri*en*ta"tion, n. Etym: [cf. F. orientation.]

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.