AW: [meteorite-list] Oriented vs orientated

A google search yielded roughly 15 times as many hits for oriented (24.900.000) than for orientated (1.480.000). Both are adjectives according to my online dictionary. May be one hint: I found orientated only used in the sense of being focused (e.g. market-orientated, customer-orientated,

Re: AW: [meteorite-list] Oriented vs orientated

So would the opposite be occidented or occidentated? Bill -- Original message -- From: Jörn Koblitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] A google search yielded roughly 15 times as many hits for oriented (24.900.000) than for orientated (1.480.000). Both are adjectives

Re: AW: [meteorite-list] Oriented vs orientated

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So would the opposite be occidented or occidentated? It seems to me that the antonym is unoriented for oriented *and* orientated, since I can't find unorientated in any dictionary. Clear skies, Jonathan __ Meteorite-list