frontages

noun

plural of frontage
as in orientations
the state or fact of facing a particular direction the vineyard's southern frontage results in earlier-than-usual ripening of the grapes

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Recent Examples of frontages San Jose officials previously approved a proposal to develop a 24-story, 374-unit housing tower on the parcel, which has frontages on South First Street and Lightston Alley between West Santa Clara Street and West San Fernando Street. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025 That building consists of three separate retail frontages, one of which houses La Mediterranee restaurant, and two residential units across two stories. — Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2024
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  1. orientations
  2. aspects
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  • Gabor filters are then used to analyze texture and edge information at different orientations and scales, helping identify corresponding pixels between the two images.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Keeping up with all the events, orientations, try-outs, practices, conferences, and more doesn’t have to raise your blood pressure.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of orientations
Noun
  • Given the then-widespread assumption that the Greek and Roman past was superior to the present in all aspects of life (except perhaps religion), Renaissance scholars and creators strove to imitate classical antiquity.
    — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Achieving Modernity Without Losing Humanity Another consideration for Harper, Evans, Hilbrenner & Netemeyer was how to modernize aspects of its legal operations while preserving the personal service that has been important to its practice.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of aspects

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