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Orienting

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v. Present participle of orient.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Causing orientation; in chem., designating the influence of an atom or group of atoms in a compound upon the position of other atoms or groups that are subsequently introduced by substitution.

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adj. positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually

Word Usage

"Using the war on terror as America's long-term orienting mission, though, generates many problems."

Verb Form

orientalism orientality orientalization orientalize orientalized

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

lie accommodate adapt Asia familiarise

Cross Reference

orient equinoctial orient hibernal orient estival

Variant

orientate

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

eastern oriental bright lustrous superior

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

disorient

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

heav'nly roseate auroral noontide sheeny