Meaning

4 senses
  1. Having a specific orientation (positioning or direction).

    During assembly, keep the tab oriented toward the slot that it will later enter.

  2. (often)Having had an orientation (an introduction to a topic or place).

    They are now oriented with the main campus.

    I am no expert in geometry, but I am suitably oriented in it.

  3. 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

  4. (in compounds)Having (something) as a primary concern or guiding principle; focused on (something).

    a Marxist-oriented approach to economics

More definitions
  • adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination
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