Orientation

Last updated April 13, 2025

Orientation may refer to:

Positioning in physical space

Map orientation, the relationship between directions on a map and compass directions
Orientation (housing), the position of a building with respect to the sun, a concept in building design
Orientation of churches, the architectural feature of facing ("orienting"), churches towards the east (Latin: oriens)
Coin orientation, a description of the orientation of opposite faces of a coin with respect to one another
Page orientation, the way in which a rectangular page is oriented for normal viewing
In Animal navigation, turning the body to a desired heading, e.g. in the correct direction of migration
Orientation (sign language), the orientation of the hands when signing
Terms of orientation, language used to indicate the orientation of objects

Orientation (EP), a 2001 album by Sonata Arctica
Orientation (film), a 1996 short film produced by the Church of Scientology
"Orientation" (Lost), a 2005 episode of American television series Lost
"Orientación", an episode of the American television series Prison Break
"Orientation" (Heroes), a 2009 episode of American television series Heroes
Orientation (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), an episode of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Orientation (geometry), the direction in which a geometrical object is pointed
Orientation (space), the choice, in a space, between "clockwise" and "counterclockwise"
- Orientation (vector space), the specific case of linear algebra
- Orientability, a property of a geometrical space which allows choosing an orientation, that is, distinguishing an object in the space from its mirror image
  - Orientation character, a character of the fundamental group that "measures" the orientability of a manifold.
- Curve orientation, the choice of a direction for a point moving on a curve
Orientation (graph theory), an assignment of a direction (orientation) to each edge of an undirected graph

Orientation (mental), a function of the mind
Romantic orientation, the sex or gender with which a person is most likely to have a romantic relationship or fall in love
Sexual orientation, the direction of an individual's sexuality with respect to the sex of the persons the individual finds sexually attractive
Student orientation, the first week of a university year in several countries
Orientation, an informational speech for newcomers at university or facility.