coordinate
See also: coördinate and co-ordinate
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Medieval Latin coordinatus, past participle of coordinare (“arrange together”), from Latin co- (“together”) + ordinare (“arrange”). See ordain and ordinate.
Pronunciation
Adjective
coordinate (not comparable)
- Of the same rank; equal.
- Law
- whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many co-ordinate powers presiding over each country
- Law
Usage notes
The usual pronunciation of ‘oo’ is /uː/ or /ʊ/. The dieresis in the spelling coördinate emphasizes that the second o begins a separate syllable. However, the dieresis is becoming increasingly rare in US English typography, so the spelling coordinate predominates.
Noun
coordinate (plural coordinates)
- (mathematics, cartography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
- Something that is equal to another thing.
- 1851, John C. Calhoun, A Discourse on the Constitution and Government of the United StatesWikisource:
- These are coordinates; because each, in the sphere of its powers, is equal to, and independent of the others; and because the three united make the government.
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- (humorous, in the plural) Coordinated clothes.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
(mathematics, cartography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure․
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coordinated clothes
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Verb
coordinate (third-person singular simple present coordinates, present participle coordinating, simple past and past participle coordinated)
- (transitive) To synchronize (activities).
- (transitive) To match (objects, especially clothes).
Derived terms
Translations
to synchronize
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to match
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See also
Further reading
- coördinate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- coordinate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Italian
Verb
coordinate
- second-person plural present indicative of coordinare
- second-person plural imperative of coordinare
- feminine plural of coordinato
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