Orientation | Mean of orientation in English Dictionary

/ˌorijənˈteɪʃən/

• Noun
• a person's feelings, interests, and beliefs
1. his political/religious/spiritual orientation
• a main interest, quality, or goal
1. The organization has a decidedly conservative orientation.
2. Her later works were more introspective in orientation.
• the process of giving people training and information about a new job, situation, etc.
1. These materials are used for the orientation of new employees.
2. an orientation meeting/session
3. The weekend before the semester begins is the freshman orientation period. [=the time when new students start to become familiar with a college]
4. New students need to go through a short orientation before they begin classes.

• the position or direction of something
1. They had to adjust the antenna's orientation in order to receive a clear signal.
2. The valley has a north-south orientation. [=the valley runs from north to south]