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orientate |
3 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. i. To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: orientate v : determine one's position with reference to another point [syn: {orient}] [ant: {disorient}]
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