orient
Older Use.the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the east of the Mediterranean.
Jewelry.
an orient pearl.
the iridescence of a pearl.
the east; the eastern region of the heavens or the world.
to adjust with relation to, or bring into due relation to surroundings, circumstances, facts, etc.
to familiarize (a person) with new surroundings or circumstances, or the like: lectures designed to orient the new students.
to place in any definite position with reference to the points of the compass or other locations: to orient a building north and south.
to direct or position toward a particular object: Orient it toward that house.
to determine the position of in relation to the points of the compass; get the bearings of.
to place so as to face the east, especially to build (a church) with the chief altar to the east and the chief entrance to the west.
Surveying. to set (the horizontal circle of a surveying instrument) so that readings give correct azimuths.
Mathematics. to assign to (a surface) a constant, outward direction at each point.
to turn toward the east or in any specified direction.
(of a gem or pearl) exceptionally fine and lustrous; oriental.
Archaic. rising or appearing, especially as from below the horizon: the orient sun.
Origin of orient
1Other words for orient
Other words from orient
- o·ri·ent·er, noun
- self-o·ri·ent·ed, adjective
- well-o·ri·ent·ed, adjective
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How to use orient in a sentence
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The Champions League Is Back, And All We Want To Talk About Is Atalanta | Tony Chow (tony.chow@fivethirtyeight.com) | August 6, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightIt will “start to tumble and pick up potentially rapid attitude motion, so it is not well oriented,” she says.
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The myth of the orient, and the orient Express, both facilitated and quelled illusions about foreign cultures.
All Aboard the Orient Express: Looking Back at the Golden Age of Train Travel | Sarah Moroz | April 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInversely, of course, figures from the orient travelled the other way to discover Europe.
All Aboard the Orient Express: Looking Back at the Golden Age of Train Travel | Sarah Moroz | April 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe orient Express is, in many senses, an early example of budding globalism.
All Aboard the Orient Express: Looking Back at the Golden Age of Train Travel | Sarah Moroz | April 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNext morning Alcide packed my valise, and leaving him in charge of my apartments I took the orient express for Constantinople.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo neither polling nor political theory can transfigure the human heart or orient our minds toward the brotherhood of man?
In fact, they are still being manufactured and are sold in some parts of Africa and the orient.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousBoth fleets suffered much; French lost the orient, crew saved.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThat perpetual flux and reflux of peoples of all stations drew ever more the eyes of Europe to the orient.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueThe dog-salmon is not canned, but large numbers are caught by the Japanese, who salt them for export to the orient.
The use of mats for sleeping and other household purposes is universal through the extreme orient.
Philippine Mats | Hugo H. Miller
British Dictionary definitions for orient (1 of 2)
the iridescent lustre of a pearl
(as modifier): orient pearls
a pearl of high quality
mainly poetic eastern
archaic (of the sun, stars, etc) rising
to adjust or align (oneself or something else) according to surroundings or circumstances
(tr) to position, align, or set (a map, surveying instrument, etc) with reference to the points of the compass or other specific directions
(tr) to set or build (a church) in an easterly direction
Origin of orient
1British Dictionary definitions for Orient (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɔːrɪənt) /
the countries east of the Mediterranean
the eastern hemisphere
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