orientating

orientating
    adj 1: positioning with respect to a reference system or
           determining your bearings physically or intellectually;
           "noticed the bee's momentary orienting pause before
           heading back to the hive"; "an orienting program for new
           employees" [syn: {orienting}, {orientating}] [ant:
           {disorienting}]
    

orientating \orientating\ orienting \orienting\adj.
   aligning; positioning; setting into proper alignment.
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Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orientated}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Orientating}.] [From {Orient}.]
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   1. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an
      easterly direction, or to veer eastward.
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   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.
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            A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper
            position so as to exhibit its symmetry. --E. S.
                                                  Dana.
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   3. Same as {orient}[2].
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