(ôr′ē·ənt, ō′rē-) noun
1. The east; opposed to occident.
2. The eastern sky; also, dawn; sunrise.
3. The iridescent luster of a pearl.
—v.t.
1. To cause to face or turn to the east.
2. To place or adjust, as a map, in exact relation to the points of the compass.
3. To adjust according to first principles or recognized facts or truths; adapt (oneself) mentally to a situation.
4. To adjust in relation to something else: His experience oriented his ideas toward science.
—adjective
1. Resembling sunrise; bright.
2. Ascending. [<OF <L oriens, -entis rising sun, east, orig. ppr. of oriri rise]

(ôr′ē·ənt, ō′rē-)
The East; Asia, especially eastern Asia: opposed to Occident.