position vs orient

orient vs position

position and orient both are nouns.

position and orient both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
position	Yes	No	Yes	No
orient	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, orient is a hyponym of position; that is, orient is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:

position: cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
orient: cause to point

Other hyponyms of position include aim, direct, take, take aim, train, square, dress, line up.

position (noun)	orient (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place	the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
a job in an organization
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a rationalized mental attitude
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
an item on a list or in a sequence
the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
the appropriate or customary location
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a condition or position in which you find yourself

position (verb)	orient (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location	adjust to a specific need or market
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation	familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances
	determine one's position with reference to another point
	be oriented
	cause to point

Difference between position and orient

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