Orientation vs. Seminar
Orientationnoun
(countable) The determination of the relative position of something or someone.
Orientationnoun
(countable) The relative physical position or direction of something.
Orientationnoun
(uncountable) The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end.
Orientationnoun
(countable) An inclination, tendency or direction.
Orientationnoun
(countable) The ability to orient.
Orientationnoun
(countable) An adjustment to a new environment.
Orientationnoun
(countable) An introduction to a (new) environment.
Orientationnoun
(education) Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.
Orientationnoun
The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait.
Orientationnoun
The choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space.
Orientationnoun
The designation of a parametrised curve as "positively" or "negatively" oriented (or "nonorientable"); the analogous description of a surface or hypersurface.
Orientationnoun
The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.
Orientationnoun
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.
Orientationnoun
An aspect or fronting to the east; especially (Arch.), the placing of a church so that the chancel, containing the altar toward which the congregation fronts in worship, will be on the east end.
Orientationnoun
A return to first principles; an orderly arrangement.
Orientationnoun
the act of orienting
Orientationnoun
an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
Orientationnoun
position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
Orientationnoun
a predisposition in favor of something;
Orientationnoun
a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships
Orientationnoun
a course introducing a new situation or environment
Orientationnoun
the action of orienting someone or something relative to the points of a compass or other specified positions
Orientationnoun
the relative position or direction of something
Orientationnoun
the faculty by which birds and other animals find their way back to a place after going or being taken to a place distant from it
Orientationnoun
a person's basic attitude, beliefs, or feelings in relation to a particular subject or issue
Orientationnoun
short for sexual orientation
Orientationnoun
familiarization with something
Orientationnoun
a course giving information to newcomers to a university or other institution.
Seminarnoun
A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor.
Seminarnoun
A meeting held for the exchange of useful information by members of a common business community.
Seminarnoun
A group of students engaged, under the guidance of an instructor, in original research in a particular line of study, and in the exposition of the results by theses, lectures, etc.; - formerly called also seminary, now seldom used in this sense.
Seminarnoun
any meeting for an exchange of ideas
Seminarnoun
a course offered for a small group of advanced students
Seminar
A seminar is a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is requested to participate.
