"oriented" meaning in English

See oriented in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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Head templates: {{en-adj}} oriented (comparative more oriented, superlative most oriented)
  1. Having a specific orientation (positioning or direction). Translations (having a specific orientation): yönümlü (Azerbaijani), sävyttynyt (Finnish), -painotteinen (Finnish), suuntautunut (Finnish), orientált (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-oriented-en-adj-en:positioned Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of 'having a specific orientation': 51 27 5 17
  2. (often with with or in) Having had an orientation (an introduction to a topic or place). Tags: often
    Sense id: en-oriented-en-adj-en:familiar
  3. (geometry, topology) In any of various technical senses, admitting or being equipped with a notion of handedness (i.e. of distinguishing clockwise and anticlockwise). See Orientability on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Categories (topical): Geometry, Topology
    Sense id: en-oriented-en-adj-r~CJlY0c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 10 52 12 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 7 61 13 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 11 58 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 5 67 9 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 12 8 51 13 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 9 52 14 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 12 14 48 18 8 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences, topology
  4. (in compounds) Having (something) as a primary concern or guiding principle; focused on (something). Tags: in-compounds Synonyms: focused
    Sense id: en-oriented-en-adj-vf-fpL2c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: orientated [UK, proscribed, sometimes]

Verb

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  1. simple past and past participle of orient Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: orient
    Sense id: en-oriented-en-verb-CSh5f~Gv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: orientated [UK, proscribed, sometimes]

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      ],
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}

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