orientedadj.

Brit.

/ˈɔːrɪəntᵻd/,

/ˈɒrɪəntᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈɔriən(t)əd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: orient v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < orient v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare French orienté (c1485 in Middle French). Compare earlier orientated adj.As with the respective verbs, oriented is more common in American usage, while orientated is more common in British usage. Compare the etymological note s.v. orient v.

I. General uses.

1. Having a definite or specified orientation; = orientated adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [adjective] > having specific aspect

aspected1601

looking1618

sited1665

affronted1707

orientated1857

oriented1875

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > [adjective] > geometrical property

acentric1831

orientated1857

convex1858

unicursal1866

oriented1875

dual1910

concave1942

traceless1966

1875 Amer. Cycl. X. 202/1 This method is more exact in its results if the observation is made with a carefully oriented transit instrument.

1951 C. Palache et al. Dana's Syst. Mineral. (ed. 7) II. 181 Otavite... From Tsumeb..as a secondary mineral associated with smithsonite (in part as oriented growths thereon).

1975 Nature 29 May 389/1 A shipboard palaeomagnetic reconnaissance of 295 vertically oriented basement samples.

1991 S. Bowman Sci. & Past (BNC) 175 (caption) A group of north-south oriented graves within barrows excavated by the British Museum.

2. Having a specified bias, interest, or emphasis; = orientated adj. 2. Frequently as the second element in compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [adjective] > inclined

set13..

tendenta1340

disposedc1380

enclinant1400

inclining?c1400

inclinedc1405

prone1408

hieldingc1480

talenteda1500

inclinablea1513

prone1528

propense1528

minded1529

propensed1530

ready1533

proclivec1540

fit1574

tending to1578

forward1581

minded1588

propensive1599

intense1620

propendenta1646

propended1693

calculated1723

oriented1925

prone1926

turned1931

orientated1964

1925 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 39 170 Their theories, therefore, are ‘ethically oriented’.

1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 May 378/2 Of old, man was omnilaterally oriented.

1949 M. Mead Male & Female 460 A multi-disciplinary approach to family-oriented treatment of illness.

1957 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 125 459/2 The ‘disease-oriented’ physician and his ‘person-oriented’ fellow commonly encounter difficulties in agreeing.

1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. B7 (advt.) Multi-faceted and expansion oriented company with operations in Eastern Canada and United States.

1972 Lebende Sprachen 17 134/1 Environmentally oriented research.

1989 A. Beattie Picturing Will i. vi. 57 The analyst he saw during those years pointed out to him that he was very goal-oriented.

II. Technical uses.

3. Mathematics. Of a curve: having a direction specified along its length. Of a manifold (manifold n.¹ 5): having an ordered set of independent directions specified on which to base a coordinate system. Of a simplex: having an ordering specified on the vertices.

ΚΠ

1900 Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 1 372 Means to this end are at hand in the (1, 1) correspondence of points in R_n+1 and oriented spheres in R_n.

1950 D. 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.

1970 A. Goetz Introd. Differential Geom. i. 6 The space with a chosen ordered triple e₁, e₂, e₃ of independent vectors is called an oriented space.

1972 M. Kline Math. Thought l. 1171 Any order derivable from the basic one by an odd number of permutations represents the oppositely oriented simplex.

1990 T. Petrie & J. Randall Connections, Definite Forms, & Four-manifolds ii. 18 Let e₁..,e_n be an orthonormal positively oriented basis for V.

4. Of a plastic or other material: having the constituent molecules oriented with their axes parallel to one another.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical structure or stereochemistry > [adjective] > of or relating to molecular orientation

oriented1947

1947 R. Nauth Chem. & Technol. Plastics viii. 195 Table 32..indicates the qualities of ‘oriented’ and ‘unoriented’ vinylidene chloride plastics.

1969 L. S. Mounts in W. R. R. Park Plastics Film Technol. v. 139 Oriented polystyrene films have excellent clarity, sparkle, and gloss.

1990 Y. Doi Microbial Polyesters vi. 103 P(3HB) and its copolymers appear to have a promising future as packagaing materials in both oriented and unoriented form.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oriented
释义	orientedadj. Brit. /ˈɔːrɪəntᵻd/, /ˈɒrɪəntᵻd/, U.S. /ˈɔriən(t)əd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: orient v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < orient v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare French orienté (c1485 in Middle French). Compare earlier orientated adj.As with the respective verbs, oriented is more common in American usage, while orientated is more common in British usage. Compare the etymological note s.v. orient v. I. General uses. 1. Having a definite or specified orientation; = orientated adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adjective] > having specific aspect aspected1601 looking1618 sited1665 affronted1707 orientated1857 oriented1875 the world > relative properties > number > geometry > [adjective] > geometrical property acentric1831 orientated1857 convex1858 unicursal1866 oriented1875 dual1910 concave1942 traceless1966 1875 Amer. Cycl. X. 202/1 This method is more exact in its results if the observation is made with a carefully oriented transit instrument. 1951 C. Palache et al. Dana's Syst. Mineral. (ed. 7) II. 181 Otavite... From Tsumeb..as a secondary mineral associated with smithsonite (in part as oriented growths thereon). 1975 Nature 29 May 389/1 A shipboard palaeomagnetic reconnaissance of 295 vertically oriented basement samples. 1991 S. Bowman Sci. & Past (BNC) 175 (caption) A group of north-south oriented graves within barrows excavated by the British Museum. 2. Having a specified bias, interest, or emphasis; = orientated adj. 2. Frequently as the second element in compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [adjective] > inclined set13.. tendenta1340 disposedc1380 enclinant1400 inclining?c1400 inclinedc1405 prone1408 hieldingc1480 talenteda1500 inclinablea1513 prone1528 propense1528 minded1529 propensed1530 ready1533 proclivec1540 fit1574 tending to1578 forward1581 minded1588 propensive1599 intense1620 propendenta1646 propended1693 calculated1723 oriented1925 prone1926 turned1931 orientated1964 1925 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 39 170 Their theories, therefore, are ‘ethically oriented’. 1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 May 378/2 Of old, man was omnilaterally oriented. 1949 M. Mead Male & Female 460 A multi-disciplinary approach to family-oriented treatment of illness. 1957 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 125 459/2 The ‘disease-oriented’ physician and his ‘person-oriented’ fellow commonly encounter difficulties in agreeing. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. B7 (advt.) Multi-faceted and expansion oriented company with operations in Eastern Canada and United States. 1972 Lebende Sprachen 17 134/1 Environmentally oriented research. 1989 A. Beattie Picturing Will i. vi. 57 The analyst he saw during those years pointed out to him that he was very goal-oriented. II. Technical uses. 3. Mathematics. Of a curve: having a direction specified along its length. Of a manifold (manifold n.¹ 5): having an ordered set of independent directions specified on which to base a coordinate system. Of a simplex: having an ordering specified on the vertices. ΚΠ 1900 Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 1 372 Means to this end are at hand in the (1, 1) correspondence of points in R_n+1 and oriented spheres in R_n. 1950 D. 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. 1970 A. Goetz Introd. Differential Geom. i. 6 The space with a chosen ordered triple e₁, e₂, e₃ of independent vectors is called an oriented space. 1972 M. Kline Math. Thought l. 1171 Any order derivable from the basic one by an odd number of permutations represents the oppositely oriented simplex. 1990 T. Petrie & J. Randall Connections, Definite Forms, & Four-manifolds ii. 18 Let e₁..,e_n be an orthonormal positively oriented basis for V. 4. Of a plastic or other material: having the constituent molecules oriented with their axes parallel to one another. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical structure or stereochemistry > [adjective] > of or relating to molecular orientation oriented1947 1947 R. Nauth Chem. & Technol. Plastics viii. 195 Table 32..indicates the qualities of ‘oriented’ and ‘unoriented’ vinylidene chloride plastics. 1969 L. S. Mounts in W. R. R. Park Plastics Film Technol. v. 139 Oriented polystyrene films have excellent clarity, sparkle, and gloss. 1990 Y. Doi Microbial Polyesters vi. 103 P(3HB) and its copolymers appear to have a promising future as packagaing materials in both oriented and unoriented form. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1875
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