Positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually.
1 He was calling out co-ordinates and degrees, he was orientating the heavy guns.
2 They all seemed to be orientating on me, ignoring the others.
3 We suggest this indicates a role for alpha in voluntary orientating and stimulus predictability.
4 Biochemical analysis of synovial fluid is important in orientating the diagnosis of joint effusions.
5 He didn't know whether to go on or turn back; he had no way of orientating himself.
6 Local structures formed in early intermediates are thought to play a key role in orientating the protein folding pathway.
7 The roses all turned their heads in our direction, orientating on Suzie and me, and harsh, hissing noises emanated from the roses' mouths.
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