Orthogonal intersections can have a preferred orientation or may be random.

Each of these influence a diver's preferred orientation under the water (horizontal) and at the surface (vertical) to some degree.

The directions of the joining motions have no preferred orientation in the entire population.

The majority face east, the preferred orientation for graves in the 18th century.

The long axes of the feldspar grains show a preferred orientation in some places.

This depolarizer also has a preferred orientation because of its single defined fast axis.

The weight of the iron then imposes a preferred orientation.

They are most numerous between long 0 and 90 , where they have no preferred orientation.

The degree is dependent on the percentage of crystals having the preferred orientation.

Foliation is usually formed by the preferred orientation of minerals within a rock.