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oriented, ppl. a.|ˈɔərɪɛntɛd|
[f. orient v. + -ed1.]
1. Having a definite or specified orientation; spec. in Math.
1918O. Veblen Projective Geom. II. ix. 426 If two oriented points are similarly oriented with respect to a line l, they are similarly oriented with respect to a line m if and only if l and m do not separate the two points. 1950D. J. Struik Lect. Classical Differential Geom. i. 6 The sense of increasing arc length is called the positive sense on the curve; a curve with a sense on it is called an oriented curve. 1951C. Palache et al. Dana's Syst. Min. (ed. 7) II. 181 From Tsumeb..as a secondary mineral associated with smithsonite (in part as oriented growths thereon). 1960L. Picken Organization of Cells vii. 265 Once we admit..that the centromeres..are ‘sticky’ to oriented proteins, we may have conceded all that is necessary for them to figure as centres of orientation. 1970A. Goetz Introd. Differential Geom. i. 6 The space with a chosen ordered triple e1, e2, e3 of independent vectors is called an oriented space. 1975Nature 29 May 389/1 A shipboard palaeomagnetic reconnaissance of 295 vertically oriented basement samples.
2. Of a plastic or other material: having the constituent molecules oriented with their axes parallel to one another.
1947R. Nauth Chem. & Technol. Plastics viii. 195 Table 32..indicates the qualities of ‘oriented’ and ‘unoriented’ vinylidene chloride plastics. 1950V. Stannett Cellulose Acetate Plastics i. 17 If a poorly oriented fibre is loaded only those chains lying parallel to the axis take the load. 1969L. S. Mounts in W. R. R. Park Plastics Film Technol. v. 139 Oriented polystyrene films have excellent clarity, sparkle, and gloss.
3. Having an emphasis, bias, or interest indicated by a preceding n. (usu. joined by a hyphen) or advb.
1950Psychiatry XIII. 181 Our language patterns..are adult-oriented. 1957Jrnl. Nervous & Mental Dis. CXXV. 459/2 The ‘disease-oriented’ physician and his ‘person-oriented’ fellow commonly encounter difficulties in agreeing. 1960R. K. Webb Harriet Martineau x. 295 Our psychologically oriented, relativistic age. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. B7 (Advt.), Multi-faceted and expansion oriented company with operations in Eastern Canada and United States. 1971Computers & Humanities VI. 30 sims will provide a user-oriented language, making it easy for the user to define, validate, interrogate, and analyze the data. 1971M. McCarthy Birds of America 269 Why are you so art-oriented, all of a sudden? 1972Lebende Sprachen XVII. 134/1 Environmentally oriented research. 1974Times 12 Feb. 11/5 We simply must produce managers in the future who are design oriented. 1978Jrnl. R. Soc. Arts CXXVI. 744/2 To move away from performance-oriented drama towards more reflective drama. |
