orientation vs course

course vs orientation

orientation and course both are nouns.

orientation is not a verb while course is a verb.

orientation is not an adverb while course is an adverb.

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

As nouns, course is a hypernym of orientation; that is, course is a word with a broader meaning than orientation:

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

Other hypernyms of orientation include class, course of instruction, course of study.

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

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

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

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