orienting
Getting one's bearings
Orienting is positioning something in relation to surroundings or circumstances.
You might spend time orienting yourself in a new city, getting your bearings.
Orienting a map means aligning it with the terrain.
The word extends to mental adjustment: The first week was spent orienting new employees to company procedures.
To orient is to face east, from which orienting derives its directional sense.
Altering to correct
- calibratingAdjusting for accuracy
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- synchronizingAligning timing precisely
- attuningAdjusting to harmonize
centering · squaring · angling · leveling · tilting · rotating · pivoting · facing
Device showing cardinal directions
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- bearingPosture or orientation
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
- landmarkNotable point of reference
north · south · east · west · latitude · longitude · GPS · route
Becoming accustomed to environment
- acquaintingMaking someone aware of
- adaptingModifying to suit conditions
- adjustingAltering to correct
- assimilatingAbsorbing into a whole
accustoming · habituating · integrating · onboarding · briefing · grounding · immersing · settling
Formal admission ceremony
- onboardingNew member integration process
- inductionFormal admission process
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
kickoff · briefing · tour · handbook · mentor · guide · overview · walkthrough
adjusting
Altering to correct
- calibratingAdjusting for accuracy
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- synchronizingAligning timing precisely
attuning · centering · squaring · angling · leveling · tilting · rotating · pivoting · facing · directing
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- bearingPosture or orientation
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
landmark · north · south · east · west · latitude · longitude · GPS · route · trajectory
acclimating
Becoming accustomed to environment
- acquaintingMaking someone aware of
- adaptingModifying to suit conditions
- adjustingAltering to correct
assimilating · accustoming · habituating · integrating · onboarding · briefing · grounding · immersing · settling · transitioning
initiation
Formal admission ceremony
- onboardingNew member integration process
- inductionFormal admission process
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
welcome · kickoff · briefing · tour · handbook · mentor · guide · overview · walkthrough · icebreaker
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- arrangingarranging, organizing, ordering, positioning, placing
- body movementsflexion, bend, twist, standing, extension
- guidingadvising, directing, guiding, instructing, leading
- familiarizationfamiliarizing, acquainting, introducing, accustoming, habituating
- localizationlocalization, locale, translation memory, glossaries, text translation
orientingdisorienting
Causing loss of direction
disorient · disorientate · losing · misdirecting · misleading
orientingdisorienting
Causing loss of direction
confusing · bewildering · disorient · perplexing · baffling
orientingwandering aimlessly
Moving without purpose or goal
drifting · meandering · roaming · straying · floundering