Category:Orientate

O"ri*en*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Orientated; p. pr. & vb. n. Orientating.] Etym: [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.

Orientate O"ri*en*tate, v. i.

Defn: to move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or South toward the east.