1. To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence,
to ascertain the bearings of.
2. Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to
arrange in order; to orientate.
O`ri*en"tal (?), a. [L. orientalis: cf. F. oriental.] Of or pertaining
to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism;
-- opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries.
The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations.
Sir T. Browne.
O`ri*en"tal, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern
part of the world; an Asiatic.