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  2  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  orientated 
  adj  :  adjusted  or  located  in  relation  to  surroundings  or 
  circumstances;  sometimes  used  in  combination;  "the 
  house  had  its  large  windows  oriented  toward  the  ocean 
  view";  "helping  freshmen  become  oriented  to  college 
  life";  "the  book  is  value-oriented  throughout"  [syn:  {oriented}] 
  [ant:  {unoriented}] 




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