orient : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: orient	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for orient
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Orient n the countries of Asia Synonym(s): East, Orient the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia Synonym(s): eastern hemisphere, orient v be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward" Synonym(s): orient, point determine one's position with reference to another point; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest" Synonym(s): orient, orientate Antonym(s): disorient, disorientate cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West" familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances; "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen" adjust to a specific need or market; "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings" Synonym(s): tailor, orient
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orient \O"ri*ent\, v. t. 1. Same as {Orientate}, 2. 2. To place (a map or chart) so that its east side, north side, etc., lie toward the corresponding parts of the horizon; specif. (Surv.), to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in nature.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orient \O"rient\, n. 1. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east. [Morn] came furrowing all the orient* into gold. --Tennyson. 2. The countries of Asia or the East. --Chaucer. Best built city throughout the Orient. --Sir T. Herbert. 3. A pearl of great luster. [R.] --Carlyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orient \O"rient\, v. t. [F. orienter. Cf. {Orientate}.] 1. To define the position of, in relation to the orient* or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of. 2. Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orient \O"rient\, a. [F., fr. L. oriens, -entis, p. pr. of oriri to rise. See {Origin}.] 1. Rising, as the sun. Moon, that now meet'st the orient* sun. --Milton. 2. Eastern; oriental. [bd]The orient part.[b8] --Hakluyt. 3. Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East. [bd]Pearls round and orient.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. [bd]Orient gems.[b8] --Wordsworth. [bd]Orient liquor in a crystal glass.[b8] --Milton.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Orient, IA (city, FIPS 59565) Location: 41.20283 N, 94.41788 W Population (1990): 376 (173 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50858 Orient, IL (city, FIPS 56536) Location: 37.91641 N, 88.97536 W Population (1990): 428 (201 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Orient, NY Zip code(s): 11957 Orient, OH (village, FIPS 58800) Location: 39.80562 N, 83.15149 W Population (1990): 273 (101 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43146 Orient, SD (town, FIPS 47460) Location: 44.90286 N, 99.08833 W Population (1990): 59 (45 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57467