orienting
/ˈɔriəntɪŋ/
adjective
- Serving to help someone find their position or direction, or to adjust to a new situation.
- New students attended an orienting session to learn about campus life.
- The orienting signals from the lighthouse guided the ship safely to harbor.
- The orienting map at the mall entrance helped us find the food court.
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verb
- Present participle of orient; the act of aligning or positioning something relative to a reference point, or helping someone adjust to a new environment.
- The teacher is orienting the new students to the classroom rules.
- The hiker was orienting her map to match the trail signs.
- We spent the morning orienting the solar panels toward the sun.
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