orientated

Adjective
Synonyms: oriented

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  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”Synonyms: oriented
Advertisement

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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

Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Orientated; p. pr. & vb. n. Orientating.] [From Orient.] [1913 Webster]

1.To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper position so as to exhibit its symmetry.— E. S. Dana.[1913 Webster]

3.Same as orient[2]. [PJC]

Advertisement