ORIENTED

oriented, orientated

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

oriented (comparative more oriented, superlative most oriented)

Having a specific orientation.

Verb

oriented

simple past tense and past participle of orient

Anagrams

• enteroid

Source: Wiktionary


ORIENT

O"ri*ent, a. Etym: [F., fr. L. oriens, -entis, p. pr. of oriri to rise. See Origin.]

1. Rising, as the sun. Moon, that now meet'st the orient sun. Milton.

2. Eastern; oriental. "The orient part." Hakluyt.

3. Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East. "Pearls round and orient." Jer. Taylor. "Orient gems." Wordsworth. "Orient liquor in a crystal glass." Milton.

O"ri*ent, n.

1. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east. [Morn] came furrowing all the orient into gold. Tennyson.

2. The countries of Asia or the East. Chaucer. Best built city throughout the Orient. Sir T. Herbert.

3. A pearl of great luster. [R.] Carlyle.

O"ri*ent, v. t. Etym: [F. orienter. Cf. Orientate.]

1. To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.

2. Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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