4syllables
orientation
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orientation is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, orientation is hyphenated as:
Definitions oforientation
1noun
- The determination of the relative position of something or someone.
- The relative physical position or direction of something.
- The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end.
- An inclination, tendency or direction.
- The ability to orient.
Example: "The homing instinct in pigeons is an example of orientation."
- An adjustment to a new environment.
- An introduction to a (new) environment.
- The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait.
- The choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space.
- The designation of a parametrised curve as "positively" or "negatively" oriented (or "nonorientable"); the analogous description of a surface or hypersurface.
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