orienting
1. [ adjective ] positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually
Synonyms: orientating
Examples:

"noticed the bee's momentary orienting pause before heading back to the hive" "an orienting program for new employees"

Related terms: disorienting dimensioning familiarizing homing aligning familiarising oriented
Similar spelling:   orientating
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