Hypertext Webster Gateway: "orientating"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orientated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Orientating}.] [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
orientating
adj : 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}] [ant: {disorienting}]
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