noun
wayfinding
Wayfinding (noun) means a person's or animal's capacity to work out its position and find its way; also the process by which they do so.
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A person's or animal's capacity to work out its position and find its way; also the process by which they do so.
"New signage is being installed to enhance wayfinding and USB sockets are being added in the main concourse area and Platform 8's waiting area."
— , Network News: Upgrades start at Cardiff Central (2021)
"And that difference in style is often cast as being part of the basis of gender differences in wayfinding. People say that women are more likely to navigate with landmarks and men are more likely to navigate using the cardinal directions."
— Kristi Oloffson, Why We Get Lost (2009)
"These built‐in features in the natural and man‐made environment are the passive tools of wayfinding. The best places and spaces are rich with these integrated attributes that foster orientation, understanding, and self‐guiding."
— Chris Calori, David Vanden-Eynden (2015)
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Etymology
Formed from way and finding.
Rhymes for wayfinding
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What is the meaning of wayfinding?
"wayfinding" (noun) means a person's or animal's capacity to work out its position and find its way; also the process by which they do so.
