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orientation

[awr-ee-uhn-tey-shuhn, -en-, ohr-] / ˌɔr i ənˈteɪ ʃən, -ɛn-, ˌoʊr- /


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XL-Calibur is designed to measure the polarization of light, a property that describes the orientation of electromagnetic vibrations.

From Science Daily

Learning to trust sound, timing, and orientation was challenging.

From BBC

This orientation allows him to play his best football - attacking more directly, dribbling with momentum and playing passes in-field.

From BBC

Mr. Payne had been a man of the left, but “I was appalled by what I learned about the Spanish left out of the Republic, and that changed my orientation toward just about everything.”

From The Wall Street Journal

That work launched a new field of research known as "twistronics," which studies the surprising effects that emerge when ultra-thin materials are stacked and twisted at exact orientations.

From Science Daily