coordinate

English

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Alternative forms

• coördinate
• co-ordinate

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Noun, adjective
  • (Canada) IPA: /koʊˈɔɹdənət/, SAMPA: /koU"Or\d@n@t/
• Verb
  • (Canada) IPA: /koʊˈɔɹdəˌneɪt/, SAMPA: /koU"Or\d@%neIt/

Adjective

coordinate (not comparable)

1. Of the same rank, equal.

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)

1. (mathematics, cartography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
2. 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.

Related terms

• axis

Translations

mathematics or cartography

Arabic: تنسيق (ar) (tansiiq) m. Bulgarian: координата (bg) (koordináta) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 坐標 (cmn), 坐标 (cmn) (zuòbiāo) Czech: souřadnice (cs) f. Danish: koordinat (da) n. Dutch: coördinaat (nl) m. Esperanto: koordinato (eo) Finnish: koordinaatti (fi) French: coordonnée (fr) f. German: Koordinate (de) f.

Greek: συντεταγμένη (el) (syntetagméni) f. Irish: comhordán Italian: coordinata (it) f. Japanese: 座標 (ja) (ざひょう, zahyō) Korean: 좌표 (ko) (jwapyo) (座標 (ko)) Portuguese: coordenada (pt) f. Russian: координата (ru) (koordináta) f. Scottish Gaelic: co-chomharra (gd) m. Spanish: coordenada (es) f. Swedish: koordinat (sv) c. Vietnamese: tọa độ (vi)

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To synchronize (activities).
2. (transitive) To match (objects, especially clothes).

Derived terms

• coordination
• coordinator
• coordinatize

Translations

to synchronize

Armenian: համաձայնեցնել (hy) (hamajaynec’nel), համակարգել (hy) (hamakargel) Bulgarian: съгласувам (bg), координирам (bg) Czech: koordinovat (cs) Dutch: coördineren Finnish: koordinoida (fi) French: coordonner (fr) German: koordinieren (de)

Italian: coordinare (it) Korean: 조화시키다 (johwasikida) Portuguese: coordenar (pt) Russian: координировать (ru) (koordinírovat’) impf. Scottish Gaelic: co-òrdaich (gd) Swedish: koordinera (sv)

to match

Armenian: համաձայնեցնել (hy) (hamajaynec’nel) Dutch: doen bijeen passen, zorgen dat het bijeenpast Finnish: koordinoida, sovittaa yhteen

French: coordonner (fr) Korean: 맞추다 (matchuda), 맞게 하다 (matge hada) Russian: согласовывать (ru) (soglasóvyvat’) impf., согласовать (ru) (soglasovát’) pf.

External links

• coordinate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• coordinate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• carotenoid
• decoration

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Italian

Adjective

coordinate f.

1. Feminine plural form of coordinato

Noun

coordinate f.

1. Plural form of coordinata.

Verb

coordinate

1. second-person plural present indicative of coordinare
2. second-person plural imperative of coordinare
3. Feminine plural of coordinato