ORIENTATING

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


Verb

orientating

present participle of orientate

Adjective

orientating (not comparable)

That changes an orientation.

Anagrams

• integration

Source: Wiktionary


ORIENTATE

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



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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