orientare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bias noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
- orient verb To figure out your position or direction, or to position something to face a certain way.
- point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
- trim verb To cut away excess from something to neaten it.
Senses
orientare is used for these senses in English:
- bias (transitive) To place bias upon; to influence.
- orient (transitive, by extension) 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.
- orient (transitive, often, reflexive, figuratively) To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.
bias — full definition
- noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
- noun A diagonal direction across woven fabric, cut at 45 degrees to the straight threads.
- noun In statistics, a systematic error that skews a measurement or estimate away from the true value.
- verb To unfairly influence someone or something in a particular direction.
orient — full definition
- verb To figure out your position or direction, or to position something to face a certain way.
- verb To introduce someone to a new situation or familiarize them with it.
- noun The east, or the direction where the sun rises (a more literary/formal usage).