See Also: Air Orient(tourism)
orient(2)(dictionary)
orient(1)(dictionary)
ORIENT RES GP(finance)
ORIENT(finance)
Air Orient flights(tourism)
ASIA ORIENT(finance)
Orient Express Air(tourism)
Orient Express(tourism)
Orient Hotel(tourism)

orient(2) (iou)



orient verb. E18.
[French orienter, formed as ORIENT noun.]
verb trans. Place or arrange to face the east; spec. build (a church) with the longer axis running due east and west. E18.
verb trans. Position or align (a structure etc.) in a particular way relative to the points of the compass or other defined data (foll. by to, with). Also, ascertain the bearings of. M19.
W. Faulkner Trying to orient himself by looking back..to establish whether he was above or below the tree. E. Lynam All early maps were oriented with the East at the top.
b. fig. Bring into a defined relationship to known facts or principles; refl. put oneself in the right position or relation. Also, give a specific direction or tendency to. M19.
R. May Man needs relations with other people in order to orient himself. Scientific American The program is oriented toward the long-range goal of providing..power sources.
verb intrans. Turn to the east, or (by extension) in any specified direction. L19.
fig.: Times Orienting to a Labour victory through pushing back the Alliance.
Chemistry.
a. verb intrans. Of a substituent in a ring: direct further substituents to a specified (meta, ortho, or para) position in the ring. E20.
b. verb trans. Ascertain the relative positions of the substituents in (a cyclic molecule). M20.
verb trans. Cause the molecules of (a plastic etc.) to align with their axes parallel. M20.
orienta'bility noun the property of being orientable M20.
orientable adjective able to be oriented M20.
oriented adjective (a) having (a particular) orientation; (b) (with preceding noun or adverb) having a specified emphasis, bias, or interest: E20.