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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
orientated
adj
  1. adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination; "the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view"; "helping freshmen become oriented to college life"; "the book is value-oriented throughout"
    Synonym(s): oriented, orientated
    Antonym(s): unoriented
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orientated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Orientating}.] [From {Orient}.]
      1. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an
            easterly direction, or to veer eastward.
  
      2. To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to
            show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its
            parts among themselves.
  
                     A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper
                     position so as to exhibit its symmetry. --E. S.
                                                                              Dana.
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