Orientated

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  orientated
       adj : 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}]
             [ant: {unoriented}]