orientation

Universal Words noun 1 [U,C] ~ (of sb/sth) (to / towards sth) the type of aims or interests that a person or an organization has; the act of directing your aims towards a particular thing: The course is essentially theoretical in orientation. * Companies have been forced into a greater orientation to the market. 2 [U,C] a person's basic beliefs or feelings about a particular subject: religious / political orientation * a person's sexual orientation (= whether they are attracted to men, women or both) 3 [U] training or information that you are given before starting a new job, course, etc: an orientation course 4 [C] (technical) the direction in which an object faces: The orientation of the planet's orbit is changing continuously.