Orient Meaning in Spanish
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Definition & Synonyms
• Orient
Definition & Meaning
- (v. t.) To place (a map or chart) so that its east side, north side, etc., lie toward the corresponding parts of the horizon;
- (v. t.) Same as Orientate, 2.
- (v. t.) 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.
- (a.) Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East.
- (n.) A pearl of great luster.
- (n.) The countries of Asia or the East.
- (v. t.) Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.
- (v. t.) To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.
- (a.) Eastern; oriental.
- (a.) Rising, as the sun.
- (n.) The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.
• Oriental
Definition & Meaning
- (a.) Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries.
- (n.) A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic.
- (n.) Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.
• Orientalism
Definition & Meaning
- (n.) Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc.
- (n.) Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people.
• Orientalist
Definition & Meaning
- (n.) One versed in Eastern languages, literature, etc.; as, the Paris Congress of Orientalists.
- (n.) An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the world; an Oriental.
• Orientality
Definition & Meaning
- (n.) The quality or state of being oriental or eastern.
• Orientalize
Definition & Meaning
- (v. t.) to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions.
• Orientalized
Definition & Meaning
- (imp. & p. p.) of Orientalize
• Orientalizing
Definition & Meaning
- (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Orientalize
• Orientate
Definition & Meaning
- (v. t.) To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves.
- (v. i.) To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
- (v. t.) To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward.
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