orienting, orientating
(adjective) positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually; “noticed the bee’s momentary orienting pause before heading back to the hive”; “an orienting program for new employees”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
orientating
present participle of orientate
orientating (not comparable)
That changes an orientation.
• integration
Source: Wiktionary
O"ri*en*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Orientated; p. pr. & vb. n. Orientating.] Etym: [From Orient.]
1. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward.
2. To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves. A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper position so as to exhibit its symmetry. E. S. Dana.
O"ri*en*tate, v. i.
Definition: To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
