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Orientate vs Wayfinding - What's the difference?

orientate | wayfinding |

As a verb orientate

is to face (a given direction).

As a noun wayfinding is

the ability of a person or animal to orientate itself and to navigate; the process used by a person or animal for orienting itself and navigating.

orientate

English

Verb

(orientat)
  • (UK) To face (a given direction).
  • (UK, reflexive) To determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself).
  • *
    • He…stood for a moment, orientating himself exactly in the light of his knowledge.
    He came out of the station and took some time to orientate himself.
  • To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves.
  • * E. S. Dana
    • A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper position so as to exhibit its symmetry.
  • (UK) To position (something), to align relative to a given position.
    • Try to orientate your students towards the science subjects.
  • (archaic) To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.

    • Usage notes

    * Generally considered an error in American English. orientate], in [http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html Common Errors in English Usage], by [http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/ Paul Brians Compare developmentation.

    Synonyms

    * to orient

    References

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    wayfinding

    English

    (wikipedia wayfinding)

    Alternative forms

    * way-finding

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) The ability of a person or animal to orientate itself and to navigate; the process used by a person or animal for orienting itself and navigating.
  • * 2009 July 8, Kristi Oloffson, " Why We Get Lost," Time (retrieved 9 May 2014):
    • And that difference in style is often cast as being part of the basis of gender differences in wayfinding . People say that women are more likely to navigate with landmarks and men are more likely to navigate using the cardinal directions.

    Usage notes

    * Often used attributively to mean "of or pertaining to orienting and navigating", as in: :* 2014' May 2, Nathaniel Axtell, " Sign of the times: TDA plans '''wayfinding program to guide tourism," ''blueridgenow.com (retrieved 9 May 2014): ::: Buncombe County’s Tourism Development Authority unveiled its $1.65 million wayfinding program in 2009, consisting of more than 300 signs directing visitors to nearly 90 attractions, public spaces, historic sites and other destinations.

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