About The Word Orientate
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Orientate
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What's The Definition Of Orientate?
[v] determine one's position with reference to another point
Synonyms | Synonyms for Orientate: orient Related Terms | Find terms related to Orientate: See Also | decide | determine | guide | guide on | make up one's mind | reorient | reorientate Orientate In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\O"ri*en*tate\, v. i. To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east. |
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