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Orientation: Awareness of ones self in relation to time, place, and person.

Sexual Orientation: The scientifically accurate term for an individual's enduring physical, romantic, emotional and/or spiritual attraction to members of the same and/or opposite sex, including lesbian, gay, bi . . . View Full Definition

Disorientation: Confusion about the time of day, date, or season (time), where one is (place), or who one is (person).

Preferred Orientation: Any deviation from randomness in the distribution of the crystallographic or grain shape axes of minerals of a rock (including flow cleavage and foliation), produced by deformation and non-u . . . View Full Definition

Stratification: The division of water in lakes and ponds into layers with different temperatures and oxygen content. Oxygen content declines with depth, while the uppermost layer is warmest in summer and co . . . View Full Definition

Hysteresis Loss: The resistance offered by materials to becoming magnetized (magnetic orientation of molecular structure) results in energy being expended and corresponding loss. Hysteresis loss in a magneti . . . View Full Definition

Texture (Rock): The rock characteristics of grain or crystal size, size variability, rounding or angularity, and preferred orientation.

Buddy System: A form of employee orientation whereby a newly hired employee is assigned to another employee (typically within the same department) who shows the new employee the ropes, introduces him or h . . . View Full Definition

Texture: The actual or virtual representation of different surfaces, paint applied in a manner that breaks up the continuous color or tone.

Harassment: Conduct or actions, based on race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, military membership or veteran status, severe or pervasive enough to create a hostile, abusive or intimida . . . View Full Definition