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orientation

/ˌɔɹiɛnˈteɪʃən/

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noun

Orientation, position

The determination of the relative position of something or someone.

Examples :

"The teacher explained the orientation of the classroom, showing where the desks, whiteboard, and door were located. "

Le professeur a expliqué l'orientation de la salle de classe, montrant où se trouvaient les bureaux, le tableau blanc et la porte.

position direction attitude essential

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Orientation, position

The relative physical position or direction of something.

Examples :

"The orientation of the new classroom desks was changed to allow more space for moving around. "

L'orientation des nouveaux bureaux de la salle de classe a été modifiée pour permettre plus d'espace pour se déplacer.

direction position area space essential

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Orientation

The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end.

Examples :

"The church's orientation ensures that the congregation faces east during services. "

L'orientation de l'église garantit que l'assemblée est tournée vers l'est pendant les offices.

architecture religion theology building direction essential

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Orientation, tendance, direction

An inclination, tendency or direction.

Examples :

"The child's orientation toward helping others is evident in her volunteering at the animal shelter. "

L'orientation de l'enfant vers l'aide aux autres est évidente dans son bénévolat au refuge pour animaux.

direction tendency attitude position way essential

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Orientation

The ability to orient.

Examples :

"The homing instinct in pigeons is an example of orientation."

L'instinct de retour chez les pigeons est un exemple d'orientation.

ability mind position direction essential

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Adaptation, acclimatation

An adjustment to a new environment.

Examples :

"After moving to a new city, the student needed some time for orientation to get used to the new school. "

Après avoir déménagé dans une nouvelle ville, l'étudiant a eu besoin d'un certain temps d'adaptation pour s'habituer à la nouvelle école.

attitude environment organization process society essential

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Introduction, présentation

An introduction to a (new) environment.

Examples :

"The new student attended the school orientation to learn about the rules and resources. "

Le nouvel étudiant a assisté à la présentation de l'école pour en savoir plus sur les règles et les ressources.

environment education job business essential

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Orientation, sens de l'impression

The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait.

Examples :

"The document needs to be printed in portrait orientation for the best layout. "

Le document doit être imprimé en orientation portrait pour la meilleure mise en page.

writing technology essential

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Orientation

The choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space.

Examples :

"The teacher explained the orientation of the coordinate axes in the graph, showing how to label the positive and negative directions. "

Le professeur a expliqué l'orientation des axes de coordonnées dans le graphique, montrant comment étiqueter les directions positives et négatives.

math space physics direction essential

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Orientation

The designation of a parametrised curve as "positively" or "negatively" oriented (or "nonorientable"); the analogous description of a surface or hypersurface.

Examples :

"The teacher explained the orientation of the graph, showing how to identify which direction represented positive change and which represented negative change. "

Le professeur a expliqué l'orientation du graphique, montrant comment identifier quelle direction représentait un changement positif et laquelle un changement négatif.

math space direction essential