orientation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the act of orienting
noun an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
noun position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions

From French orientation. By surface analysis, orient + -ation.

Any attempt at orientation made me giddy. — The Riddle of the Sands, Erskine Childers
He looked about him in a vain effort at orientation. — The Chessmen of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Perhaps Harkness, too, had the flyer's indefinable power of orientation. — Astounding Stories, August, 1931, Various

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