Definition: orient

Source: WordNet (r) 1.7

orient
     adj : (poetic) "the orient sun"
     n 1: the countries of Asia [syn: East]
     2: the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and
        Australia [syn: eastern hemisphere]
     v 1: be oriented; "The weather vane points North" [syn: point]
     2: determine one's position with reference to another point
        [syn: orientate] [ant: disorient]
     3: cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West"
     4: set or arrange in a new or different determinate position;
        "Orient the house towards the South" [syn: change
        orientation, reorient]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Orient \O"ri*ent\, 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. ``The orient part.'' --Hakluyt.

   3. Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; --
      used of gems and also figuratively, because the most
      perfect jewels are found in the East. ``Pearls round and
      orient.'' --Jer. Taylor. ``Orient gems.'' --Wordsworth.
      ``Orient liquor in a crystal glass.'' --Milton.

Orient \O"ri*ent\, 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.

Orient \O"ri*ent\, 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.

Source: U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

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