Orientation vs. Seminar

Orientation vs. Seminar — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Orientation and Seminar

Orientationnoun

(countable) The determination of the relative position of something or someone.

Seminarnoun

A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor.

Orientationnoun

(countable) The relative physical position or direction of something.

Seminarnoun

A meeting held for the exchange of useful information by members of a common business community.

Orientationnoun

(uncountable) The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end.

Seminarnoun

any meeting for an exchange of ideas

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Orientationnoun

(countable) An inclination, tendency or direction.

Seminarnoun

a course offered for a small group of advanced students

Orientationnoun

(countable) The ability to orient.

The homing instinct in pigeons is an example of orientation.

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.

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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 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;

a predilection for expensive carshis sexual preferencesshowed a Marxist orientation

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