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orientation
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Orientation \O`ri*en*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. orientation.]
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1. The act or process of orientating; determination of the
points of the compass, or the east point, in taking
bearings.
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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.
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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.
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4. (Fig.): A return to first principles; an orderly
arrangement.
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The task of orientation undertaken in this chapter.
--L. F. Ward.
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