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orientation's
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In an interview with ABC last Sunday, he said "my orientation's going to be to move forward" rather than looking back.
News & Media
Sexual orientation's never been brought up".
News & Media
Several significant modifications are made to consider the surface orientation's impact.
Science
The latter value represents an average difference between the Earth orientation's phase as measured by VLBI and the one based on a-priori information.
Science
Subsets of each orientation's LRS surface were used in a robustness test to determine which parts of the surface yield the most accurate registrations.
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Ryckman's (2005) study The Reign of Relativity provides an extensive account of Weyl's orientation to Husserl's phenomenology.
Science
McKellen, 75, knows himself how revealing one's orientation can transform one's inner world.
News & Media
Having established Butch's sexual orientation, the show's second episode turns to the half-century-old infidelities committed by Butch's parents.
News & Media
Our findings also put a new stance by testing relation of leader's entrepreneurial orientation with individual's entrepreneurial orientation that has not been covered by previous researchers.
Such crystals can capture and reflect light, depending on the light's orientation to the molecule's twists.
Science & Research
Dick Cheney, Mr. Bush's running mate, followed suit, boasting about Mr. Bush's bipartisan orientation during Thursday night's vice presidential debate.
News & Media
Expert writing Tips
Best practice
In formal academic or scientific writing, prefer the uncontracted "orientation is" to avoid an overly conversational tone.
Common error
Do not use "orientation's" when you mean the plural form 'orientations'. The apostrophe signifies possession or a contraction; if you are discussing multiple directions or viewpoints without attributing something to them, use 'orientations' instead.
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Linguistic Context
The phrase "orientation's" primarily functions as a possessive singular noun or a subject-verb contraction. In scientific examples from Ludwig, it often denotes a property belonging to a physical plane or surface. In journalistic contexts, it frequently acts as a contraction for "orientation is" or "orientation has".
Frequent in
Science
45%
News & Media
35%
Formal & Business
10%
Less common in
Wiki
5%
Encyclopedias
3%
Social Media
2%
Ludwig's WRAP-UP
In summary, "orientation's" is a versatile linguistic tool that serves two distinct purposes. As a possessive, it is widely used in scientific literature to describe the impact or phase of a physical alignment. As a contraction, it appears frequently in news and media to streamline sentences regarding political, personal, or social viewpoints. While Ludwig AI shows it is less common than the simple plural form, it remains a perfectly correct choice when the context requires showing ownership or a condensed verbal state. Writers should be mindful of their audience: use the full form ""orientation is"" for technical reports and keep the apostrophe strictly for possessive cases in formal writing.
More alternative expressions(10)
Phrases that express similar concepts, ordered by semantic similarity:
orientation is
Uncontracted form of the verb phrase for increased formality.
orientation has
Alternative uncontracted form when used in the perfect tense.
of the orientation
Possessive form using a prepositional phrase rather than an apostrophe.
direction's
Synonym used primarily in physical or spatial contexts.
alignment's
Technical synonym referring to the physical positioning of an object.
position's
Broader spatial term describing the state or placement of a subject.
perspective's
Synonym used when orientation refers to a mental or social viewpoint.
inclination's
Synonym referring to a tendency or a physical slope/angle.
outlook's
Synonym emphasizing a psychological or political point of view.
bearing's
Navigational synonym for physical orientation or direction.
FAQs
Is "orientation's" grammatically correct?
Yes, it is correct. It can be a possessive noun (e.g., 'the device's orientation') or a contraction of ""orientation is"" (e.g., 'the orientation's changing').
When should I use "orientation's" versus "orientations"?
Use "orientation's" with an apostrophe for possession or as a contraction. Use "orientations" without an apostrophe when referring to more than one orientation.
What is a more formal way to say "orientation's"?
In formal documents, you can replace the possessive with "of the orientation" or expand the contraction to ""orientation is"".
Can "orientation's" refer to sexual orientation?
Yes, in many contexts found in Ludwig, it refers to a person's sexual orientation, such as in the phrase 'the character's orientation was revealed'.
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Table of contents
Usage summary
Human-verified examples
Expert writing tips
Linguistic context
Ludwig's wrap-up
Alternative expressions
FAQs
Source & Trust
87%
Authority and reliability
4.8/5
Expert rating
Real-world application tested