coordinate

EnglishEdit

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Coordinate system and Coordination

Alternative formsEdit

coördinate, co-ordinate

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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)

AdjectiveEdit

coordinate (not comparable)

Of the same rank; equal.
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 notesEdit

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.

NounEdit

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 termsEdit

Related termsEdit

axis

TranslationsEdit

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

Arabic: تَنْسِيق‎ m (tansīq), إِحْدَاثِيّ‎ m (ʔiḥdāṯiyy)
Armenian: կոորդինատ (hy) (koordinat)
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)
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

VerbEdit

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.