course vs orientation

orientation vs course

course and orientation both are nouns.

course is a verb but orientation is not a verb.

course is an adverb but orientation is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
course	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
orientation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, orientation is a hyponym of course; that is, orientation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than course:

course: education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
orientation: a course introducing a new situation or environment

Other hyponyms of course include adult education, art class, childbirth-preparation class, correspondence course, course of lectures, directed study, elective, elective course, extension course, home study, industrial arts, orientation course, propaedeutic, propaedeutics, refresher, refresher course, required course, seminar, shop, shop class, workshop, precalc, precalculus, proseminar.

course (noun)	orientation (noun)
a mode of action	the act of orienting
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings	a course introducing a new situation or environment
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport	an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
(construction) a layer of masonry	a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships
part of a meal served at one time	a predisposition in favor of something
a connected series of events or actions or developments	position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
a body of students who are taught together
general line of orientation
a line or route along which something travels or moves

course (verb)	orientation (verb)
hunt with hounds
move along, of liquids
move swiftly through or over

course (adverb)	orientation (adverb)
as might be expected

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