oriented 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: orientated] [ant: unoriented]

English

Verb

oriented

1. past of orient

Adjective

1. having a specific orientation

Translations

• Finnish: sävyttynyt, -painotteinen

Usage notes

In British English the word orientated is used instead. http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutgrammar/oriented

Derived terms

• oriented graph
• oriented knot
• oriented link
• oriented matroid
• oriented surface
• sexually oriented

other uses orientation

A surface S in the Euclidean space R3 is orientable if a two-dimensional figure (for example,

acclimated, acclimatized, accommodated, accustomed, adapted, adjusted, case-hardened, conditioned, experienced, familiarized, hardened, inured, naturalized, orientated, run-in, seasoned, trained, used to, wont, wonted