1.
[syn: orienting, orientating]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
orientating \orientating\ orienting \orienting\adj.
aligning; positioning; setting into proper alignment.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Orientated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Orientating.] [From Orient.]
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1. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an
easterly direction, or to veer eastward.
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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.
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A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper
position so as to exhibit its symmetry. --E. S.
Dana.
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3. Same as orient[2].
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
orientating
adj 1: 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" [syn: orienting, orientating] [ant:
disorienting]