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.
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