Orientation vs. Azimuth — What's the Difference?

The action of orienting someone or something relative to the points of a compass or other specified positions

An azimuth ( (listen); from Arabic اَلسُّمُوت as-sumūt, 'the directions', the plural form of the Arabic noun السَّمْت as-samt, meaning 'the direction') is an angular measurement in a spherical coordinate system. The vector from an observer (origin) to a point of interest is projected perpendicularly onto a reference plane; the angle between the projected vector and a reference vector on the reference plane is called the azimuth.

A person's basic attitude, beliefs, or feelings in relation to a particular subject or issue

The horizontal angular distance from a reference direction, usually the northern point of the horizon, to the point where a vertical circle through a celestial body intersects the horizon, usually measured clockwise. Sometimes the southern point is used as the reference direction, and the measurement is made clockwise through 360°.

Familiarization with something

The horizontal angle of an observer's bearing, measured clockwise from a reference direction such as true north.

The act of orienting or the state of being oriented.

The horizontal angle of a projectile's motion, measured relative to a reference direction such as true north.

Location or position relative to the points of the compass.

An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.

The construction of a church so that its longitudinal axis has an east-west direction with the main altar usually at the eastern end.

The quadrant of an azimuth circle.

The direction followed in the course of a trend, movement, or development.

The quadrant of an azimuth circle.

A tendency of thought; a general inclination

The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

Sexual orientation.

An adjustment or adaptation to a new environment, situation, custom, or set of ideas.

Introductory instruction concerning a new situation

(Psychology) Awareness of the objective world in relation to one's self.

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

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

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

(countable) An inclination, tendency or direction.

(countable) The ability to orient, or the process of so doing.

(countable) An adjustment to a new environment.

(countable) An introduction to a (new) environment.

(education) Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.

The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait.

(LGBT) sexual orientation

The choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space.

The designation of a parametrised curve as "positively" or "negatively" oriented (or "nonorientable"); the analogous description of a surface or hypersurface.

The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.

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.

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.

A return to first principles; an orderly arrangement.

The act of orienting

An integrated set of attitudes and beliefs

Position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions

A predisposition in favor of something;

A person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships

A course introducing a new situation or environment