orientation

As a noun orientation

is (uncountable) the act of orienting or the state of being oriented.

As an adjective bidirected is

(mathematics) describing a graph, each of whose edge has an independent orientation at each end.

As a noun orientation

is (uncountable) the act of orienting or the state of being oriented.

As an adjective cubatic is

(physics|chemistry) describing a liquid crystal in which the molecules have no long-range translational order, but whose orientations have cubic symmetry (pointing along the x-, y- and z-axes with equal probability).

As nouns the difference between orientation and coelostat

is that orientation is the act of orienting or the state of being oriented while coelostat is a device that rotates a telescope so as to keep its orientation constant with relation to the stars.

As nouns the difference between orientation and antibrane

is that orientation is (uncountable) the act of orienting or the state of being oriented while antibrane is (physics|supersymmetry) one of a pair of branes each having opposite orientation to the other.

As nouns the difference between orientation and oxytaxis

is that orientation is (uncountable) the act of orienting or the state of being oriented while oxytaxis is (biology) movement or orientation towards a supply of oxygen.

As nouns the difference between orientation and onboarding

is that orientation is (uncountable) the act of orienting or the state of being oriented while onboarding is (business) the process of bringing a new employee on board, incorporating training and orientation.

As nouns the difference between orientation and superlubricity

is that orientation is (uncountable) the act of orienting or the state of being oriented while superlubricity is (physics) a situation in which the friction between two surfaces varies greatly depending on their mutual orientation, especially when it nearly vanishes in certain conditions.

As nouns the difference between orientation and orientedness

is that orientation is the act of orienting or the state of being oriented while orientedness is the state or condition of being oriented; an orientation.

As nouns the difference between orientation and orthobicupola

is that orientation is (uncountable) the act of orienting or the state of being oriented while orthobicupola is (mathematics) a bicupola in which the bases have the same orientation.

As a noun orientation

is (uncountable) the act of orienting or the state of being oriented.

As an adjective syntelic is

(genetics) describing a chromosome orientation in which both sister kinetochores are attached to the same spindle.