Thesaurus: orientate
To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward.
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Definitions
- v. t. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward.
- v. t. 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.
- v. i. To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
- v. determine one's position with reference to another point
- 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. To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
- To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north orsouth toward the east.
- v:100 v determine one's position with reference to another point