orient
verb
/ˈɒɹ.ɪˌɛnt/
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/ˈɔɹ.iˌɛnt/
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/ˈɔː.ɹɪˌɛnt/
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- (transitive, often, reflexive, figuratively) To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.
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oriënteren
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orientation
noun
/ˌɔɹiɛnˈteɪʃən/
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- (countable) An inclination, tendency or direction.
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gerichtheid,
oriëntatie
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- (uncountable) The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end.
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kerkbouwrichting
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- (analytic geometry, topology, countable) The designation of a parametrised curve as "positively" or "negatively" oriented (or "nonorientable"); the analogous description of a surface or hypersurface.
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kerkbouwrichting,
oriëntatie
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- (typography, countable) The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait.
- (analysis, differential geometry, countable) The choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space.
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oriëntatie
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- (countable) The ability to orient, or the process of so doing.
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oriëntatie,
oriëntering
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- (education) Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.
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oriëntatie,
oriëntering,
oriënteringsvermogen,
voorlichting
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- (countable) The determination of the relative position of something or someone.
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oriëntatie,
oriëntering,
plaatsbepaling,
richting
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- (countable) The relative physical position or direction of something.
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oriëntatie,
plaatsbepaling,
richting
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Oriental
adjective
/ɒɹiˈɛntəl/
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/ɔːɹiˈɛntəl/
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- Pertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia. [from 15th c.]
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oosters,
oriëntaal
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Oriental
noun
/ɒɹiˈɛntəl/
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/ɔːɹiˈɛntəl/
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- (archaic) A person from the eastern region of a place. [15th–19th c.]
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Oosterling
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