Misorientate

Quick meaning: Misorientate is a verb meaning (transitive) To position (something) incorrectly, especially so that it faces in the wrong direction.

Meaning

(transitive) To position (something) incorrectly, especially so that it faces in the wrong direction.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To become incorrectly positioned, especially to face in the wrong direction.
2. (reflexive) To become confused about one's position relative to one's environment; to become disoriented.

Example Sentences

Sometimes I would misorientate slides 90 degrees or 180 degrees.

You might misorientate the connector, i.e. connect it the wrong way round.

Thus the sub-grains gradually misorientate until they become recognizable separate entities, i.e. small recrystallized grains.

Since only one dislocation is required to misorientate one crystallite from another, the structure is a network of the type shown in Figure 5.44a and b

Word Forms

• misorientates
• misorientating
• misorientated

Synonyms for misorientate

Depending on context, synonyms include misorient, misposition.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include misorient, misposition, misplace, misroute, mislocate, misdirect.

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