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
orienting
present participle of orient
Source: Wiktionary
O"ri*ent, a. Etym: [F., fr. L. oriens, -entis, p. pr. of oriri to rise. See Origin.]
1. Rising, as the sun. Moon, that now meet'st the orient sun. Milton.
2. Eastern; oriental. "The orient part." Hakluyt.
3. Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East. "Pearls round and orient." Jer. Taylor. "Orient gems." Wordsworth. "Orient liquor in a crystal glass." Milton.
O"ri*ent, n.
1. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east. [Morn] came furrowing all the orient into gold. Tennyson.
2. The countries of Asia or the East. Chaucer. Best built city throughout the Orient. Sir T. Herbert.
3. A pearl of great luster. [R.] Carlyle.
O"ri*ent, v. t. Etym: [F. orienter. Cf. Orientate.]
1. To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.
2. Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 February 2025
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