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单词 orientator
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orientatorn.

Brit. /ˈɔːrɪənteɪtə/, /ˈɔːrɪɛnteɪtə/, /ˈɒrɪənteɪtə/, /ˈɒrɪɛnteɪtə/, U.S. /ˈɔriənˌteɪdər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: orient v., -ator suffix.
Etymology: < orient v. + -ator suffix, after orientation n. Compare French orienteur (1832). Compare slightly later orientate v.
A person who or thing which orientates. (In quot. 1844 with reference to a device for determining the orientation of churches.)
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the world > space > direction > [noun] > finding direction > device for finding direction
orientator1844
locator1904
direction-finder1913
D.F.1920
1844 Cambr. Camden Soc. (title) The Orientator, a simple contrivance for ascertaining the orientation of churches.
1945 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 5 422 One of the most illustrious orientators of present-day Hispano-American thought.
1959 Science 6 Mar. 643/3 It thus appears that the accessory gland secretion functions as both a releaser and orientator of trail following.
1998 Food Manuf. (Nexis) Feb. 55 An in-built sensor and a label orientator.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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