orientate
orientate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abreast
- alongside
- and
- aside
- beam
- beside
- bilateral
- broadside
- cheek
- collateral
- compass
- end
- flank
- gable
- hand
- haunch
- her
- hip
- his
- jole
- jowl
- lateral
- laterality
- laterally
- lee
- leeward
- left
- loin
- many
- may
- multilateral
- near
- occidental
- one
- orient
- oriental
- orientation
- outflank
- parietal
- parietes
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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