Look up: orientation

1. Orientation
   the compass alignment of the church. The altar is usually oriented to the east.
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2. orientation
   In electronic space management, product placement and positioning on the shelf.
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3. Orientation
   The alignment of a barcode symbol with respect to the horizontal axis. Two possible orientations are horizontal with vertical bars and spaces (picket fence) and vertical with horizontal bars and spaces (ladder).
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4. Orientation
   Orientation of a point or a text feature measured in degrees anticlockwise from grid east.
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5. orientation
   [n] - position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions 2. [n] - an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs 3. [n] - a person`s awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships 4. [n] - the act of orienting
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6. Orientation
   The alignment of a bar code symbol with respect to horizontal. Two possible orientations are horizontal and vertical bars and spaces (picket fence formation) and vertical with horizontal bars and stripes (ladder formation)
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7. Orientation
   The alignment of bars and spaces to the scanner. Often referred to as vertical (picket fence) or horizontal (ladder).
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8. orientation
   the orientation of a surface is in degrees of variation away from solar south, towards either east or west. Solar or true south should not be confused with magnetic south, which can vary owing to magnetic declination.
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9. orientation
   (1)The degree of parallelism of fibres, usually as a result of a combing or attenuating action on fibre assemblies, causing the fibres to be substantially parallel to the main axis of the web or strand; (2)A preferred direction of linear molecules in the fine structure of fibres, usually caused by s...
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10. Orientation
    the position of a building relative to the points of a compass.
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11. Orientation
    A church is assumed to have its altar at the east end. Most deviate from true east to some degree north or south.
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12. Orientation
    O`ri·en·ta'tion noun [ Confer French orientation .] 1. The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings. 2. The tendency of a revolving body, when suspended in a...
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13. orientation
    <psychology> Awareness of one's environment, with reference to person, time and place. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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14. orientation
    noun the act of orienting
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15. orientation
    noun an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
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16. orientation
    noun position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
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17. orientation
    the alignment of a map in relation to the cardinal directions; most typically, modern maps are oriented with North at the top, but any orientation (e.g., East, Northeast, South, etc.) is possible
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18. orientation
    (or″e-әn-ta´shәn) awareness of one's environment, with reference to place, time, and people. the relative positions of atoms or groups in chemical compounds. a planned series of classes and educational experiences to acquaint a newly employed worker with routines and expectations....
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19. Orientation
    • (n.) The tendency of a revolving body, when suspended in a certain way, to bring the axis of rotation into parallelism with the earth`s axis. • (n.) Fig.: A return to first principles; an orderly arrangement. • (n.) An aspect or fronting to the east; especially (Arch.), the placing ...
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20. orientation
    (from the article `fibre, man-made`) The spinning processes described above produce some orientation of the long polymers that form spun filaments. Orientation is completed by ...
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21. orientation
    (from the article `mechanics`) ...that, rather than needing 3N coordinates (where N may be, for example, 1024 atoms), only 6 are needed: 3 to specify the position of the centre of ...
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22. orientation
    (from the article `migration`) Migrants often return to breed in the exact locality where they were hatched or born. This journey homeward, particularly that of birds, may cover ... Besides being oriented toward or away from food or mates, many animals are guided to suitable habitats by chemicals emanating from plants or from ... The...
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23. orientation
    (from Latin oriens, orientum, `the rising sun`), in architecture, the position of a building in relation to an east-west axis. In Mesopotamia and ... [2 related articles]
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24. orientation
    awareness of one's environment, with reference to p lace, time, and people.
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25. Orientation
    Orientation 1. The position of a tag antenna vis-a-vis a reader antenna. With UHF systems, readers can be either circular-polarized or linear-polarized. When using a linear polarized antenna, the tag reader and antenna reader must be in alignment in order to achieve the longest reading distance. If...
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