Orientated
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
orientated
adj 1: adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or
circumstances; sometimes used in combination; "the house
had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view";
"helping freshmen become oriented to college life"; "the
book is value-oriented throughout" [syn: {oriented},
{orientated}] [ant: {unoriented}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
orientated \orientated\ oriented \oriented\adj.
1. Adjusted or aligned to surroundings or circumstances;
sometimes used in combination; as, to get oriented on
one's first day at a new job.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. headed or intending to head in a certain direction; as,
college-oriented students. Opposite of {unoriented}.
Syn: directed, minded.
[WordNet 1.5] orientating
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orientated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Orientating}.] [From {Orient}.]
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1. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an
easterly direction, or to veer eastward.
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2. 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.
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A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper
position so as to exhibit its symmetry. --E. S.
Dana.
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3. Same as {orient}[2].
[PJC]
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