Orient

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. özel isim Usually preceded by the: alternative letter-case form of Orient (“a region or a part of the world to the east of a certain place; countries of Asia, the East (especially East Asia)”)

   “I, from the orient to the drooping weſt, / Making the wind my poſthorſe, ſtill unfold / The acts commenced on this ball of earth: […]”

2. isim The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.

   “Loe in the Orient when the gracious light, Lifts vp his burning head, each vnder eye Doth homage to his new appearing ſight, [...]”

3. isim A pearl originating from the Indian region, reputed to be of great brilliance; (by extension) any pearl of particular beauty and value.

   “The chambers of the East are opened in every land, and the sun comes forth to sow the earth with orient pearl.”

4. isim The brilliance or colour of a high-quality pearl.
5. sıfat Rising, like the morning sun.

   “Moon, that now meetſt the orient sun, now fli'ſt / With the fixt Starrs, fixt in thir Orb that flies, [...]”

6. sıfat Of the colour of the sky at daybreak; bright in colour, from red to yellow.
7. sıfat Of, facing, or located in the east; eastern, oriental.
8. sıfat Of a pearl or other gem: of great brilliance and value; (by extension) bright, lustrous.

   “Thinges to be carried with you, whereof more or leſſe is to be caried for a ſhewe of our commodities to bee made. Kerſies of all orient coulours, ſpecially of ſtamel [a fine worsted], brodecloth of orient colours alſo.”

9. fiil To build or place (something) so as to face eastward.
10. fiil To align or place (a person or object) so that his, her, or its east side, north side, etc., is positioned toward the corresponding points of the compass; (specifically, surveying) 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.

    “Without a compass the table is oriented, when set at one end of a line previously determined, by sighting back on this line, [...]. To orient the table, when at a station unconnected with others, is more difficult.”

11. fiil To direct towards or point at a particular direction.

    “The workers oriented all the signs to face the road.”

12. fiil To determine which direction one is facing.

    “Let me just orient myself and we can be on our way.”

13. fiil To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.

    “Give him time to orient himself within the new hierarchy.”

14. fiil To set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group.

    “We will orient our campaign to the youth who are often disinterested.”

15. fiil To change direction to face a certain way.

    “Observation stations were established at vantage points along the coast to monitor gray whale responses to the sounds generated by the air gun array. [...] At 3 miles some whales appeared to orient toward the sound.”

16. özel isim Usually preceded by the: a region or a part of the world to the east of a certain place; countries of Asia, the East (especially East Asia).
17. özel isim The countries east of the Mediterranean.
18. özel isim A minor city in Denning Township, Franklin County, Illinois.
19. özel isim A township and minor city therein, in Adair County, Iowa.
20. özel isim A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
21. özel isim A township in Osceola County, Michigan.
22. özel isim A census-designated place and hamlet in Suffolk County, New York.
23. özel isim A census-designated place in Scioto Township, Pickaway County, Ohio.
24. özel isim A census-designated place in Multnomah County, Oregon.
25. özel isim A small town in Faulk County, South Dakota.
26. özel isim An unincorporated community in Tom Green County, Texas.
27. özel isim A census-designated place in Ferry County, Washington.
28. özel isim A rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.
29. isim A pear cultivar from the United States