oriented

1. 1
   adjectivein compounds

   Paying most attention to one thing, used at the end of words like goal-oriented.

   She is very goal-oriented and plans every week ahead.

   This is a family-oriented hotel with a big pool and a playground.

   Similarfocused

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2. 2
   adjective

   Turned or placed so that it faces a certain way.

   Keep the box oriented with the arrows pointing up.

   A badly oriented solar panel makes less power.

   Similarpositioned, aligned, pointed, angled

3. 3
   verbUS

   Past tense and past participle of orient. Use it about facing or pointing a certain way.

   We oriented the map so that north pointed up.

   He oriented himself by looking for the tall church tower.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Having learned the basics about a new place or subject.

   After the tour, we felt oriented with the new school.

   Once you are oriented, the job gets much easier.

   Similaracquainted, familiar, versed

   Oppositedisoriented, unfamiliar

5. 5
   adjective

   In math, having a fixed sense of which way is clockwise and which is counterclockwise.

   An oriented circle comes with a chosen direction to travel around it.

   On an oriented surface, clockwise means the same thing everywhere.

   Oppositeunoriented

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