English-German translations for orientation

• Orientierung die
  Eine zweite wichtige Frage ist die der Orientierung. A second important point is orientation.
  Hier gibt der Bericht Metten keine energische Orientierung. The Metten report provides no energetic orientation here.
  Der UN-Jargon ist allgemeiner gehalten, würde jedoch den Themenbereich sexuelle Orientierung abdecken. UN language is less specific but would also cover sexual orientation.
• Orientierungsvermögen das

Definition of orientation

• The determination of the relative position of something or someone
• The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end
• The ability to orient
• An adjustment to a new environment
• The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait
• The designation of a parametrised curve as "positively" or "negatively" oriented ; the analogous description of a surface or hypersurface

Examples

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

Related words

• disorientation
• reorientation
• orientation table
• sexual orientation
• goal orientation
• romantic orientation
• religious orientation
• space disorientation