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Orient 1. the countries east of the Mediterranean 2. the eastern hemisphere orient [′ȯr·ē·ənt] (computer science) To change relative and symbolic addresses to absolute form. (engineering) To place or set a map so that the map symbols are parallel with their corresponding ground features. To turn a transit so that the direction of the 0° line of its horizontal circle is parallel to the direction it had in the preceding or initial setup, or parallel to a standard reference line. (optics) The play of color upon or just below the surface of a gem-quality pearl. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| HEARING a sound of strife, a Christian in the Orient asked his Dragoman the cause of it. And this reminds me that had the great Sperm Whale been known to the young Orient World, he would have been deified by their child-magian thoughts. Endeavoring to orient himself, as a surveyor or navigator might say, the man moved his eyes slowly along its visible length and at a distance of a quarter-mile to the south of his station saw, dim and gray in the haze, a group of horsemen riding to the north. |
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