coordinate

English edit

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Coordinate system and Coordination

Alternative forms edit

coördinate, co-ordinate

Etymology edit

From Medieval Latin coordinātus, past participle of coordinare (“arrange together”), from Latin co- (“together”) + ordinare (“arrange”), equivalent to co- +‎ ordinate. See ordain and ordinate.

Pronunciation edit

Noun, adjective

(Canada) IPA^(key): /koʊˈɔɹdənət/
(UK) IPA^(key): /kəʊˈɔːdɪnɪt/, (fast speech) /ˈkwɔːdɪnɪt/
(US) IPA^(key): /koʊˈɔɹdənɪt/, /ˈkɔɹdənɪt/
- Audio (US) (file)

Verb

(Canada) IPA^(key): /koʊˈɔɹdəˌneɪt/
(UK) IPA^(key): /kəʊˈɔːdɪˌneɪt/, (fast speech) /ˈkwɔːdɪnˌneɪt/
(US) IPA^(key): /koʊˈɔɹdəˌneɪt/, /ˈkɔɹdəˌneɪt/
- Audio (US) (file)

Adjective edit

coordinate (not comparable)

Of the same rank; equal.
Hyponym: cohyponymous

two coordinate terms
- 1745, Edmund Law, Considerations on the State of the World with regard to the Theory of Religion:
  whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many co-ordinate powers presiding over each country

Usage notes edit

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, and was never common elsewhere, so the spelling coordinate predominates.

Noun edit

coordinate (plural coordinates)

(mathematics, cartography, astronomy) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
Give me your coordinates and we'll come and rescue you.
Something that is equal to another thing.
- 1851, John C. Calhoun, A Discourse on the Constitution and Government of the United States‎^Wikisource:
  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.
(humorous, in the plural) Coordinated clothes.

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

axis

Translations edit

mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure

Afrikaans: koördinaat
Arabic: تَنْسِيق m (tansīq), إِحْدَاثِيّ m (ʔiḥdāṯiyy)
Armenian: կոորդինատ (hy) (koordinat)
Bengali: স্থানাঙ্ক (bn) (sthanaṅko)
Bulgarian: координа́та f (koordináta)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 坐標／坐标 (zh) (zuòbiāo)
Czech: souřadnice (cs) f
Danish: koordinat (da) n
Dutch: coördinaat (nl) m
Esperanto: koordinato
Finnish: koordinaatti (fi)
French: coordonnée (fr) f
Georgian: კოორდინატი (ḳoordinaṭi)
German: Koordinate (de) f
Greek: συντεταγμένη (el) f (syntetagméni)
Hebrew: קואורדינטה
Hungarian: koordináta (hu)
Icelandic: hnit (is) n
Irish: comhordán
Italian: coordinata (it) f
Japanese: 座標 (ja) (ざひょう, zahyō)
Kazakh: координат (koordinat)
Korean: 좌표(座標) (ko) (jwapyo)
Kyrgyz: координат (koordinat)
Latin: coōrdināta f
Maori: taururuku
Norwegian:
Bokmål: koordinat (no) m

Nynorsk: koordinat m
Persian: مختصات (fa) (moxtasât)
Polish: współrzędna (pl) f, koordynata f
Portuguese: coordenada (pt) f
Romanian: coordonată (ro) f, coordonate f pl
Russian: координа́та (ru) f (koordináta)
Scottish Gaelic: co-chomharra m
Spanish: coordenada (es) f
Swedish: koordinat (sv) c
Tagalog: katayuwat
Turkish: koordinat (tr)
Vietnamese: tọa độ (vi), toạ độ (vi) (座度)

coordinated clothes

Finnish: yhteensopivat asut pl
French: ^{(please verify)} coordonnées (fr) f pl
Italian: ^{(please verify)} coordinati (it) m pl

Verb edit

coordinate (third-person singular simple present coordinates, present participle coordinating, simple past and past participle coordinated)

(transitive) To place in the same order or rank.
Antonym: subordinate
(transitive, intransitive) To synchronize (activities).
It can be difficult to coordinate movement of both legs after an operation.

I was playing tennis for the first time, and it was difficult to coordinate.
(transitive, intransitive) To match (objects, especially clothes).
The outfit you're wearing doesn't coordinate.