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/, X-SAMPA: /koU"Or\d@n@t/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈkɔɹdənɪt/, /koʊˈɔɹdənɪt/, X-SAMPA: /koU"Or\d@n@t/
• Verb
  • (Canada) IPA: /koʊˈɔɹdəˌneɪt/, X-SAMPA: /koU"Or\d@%neIt/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈkɔɹdəˌneɪt/, /koʊˈɔɹdəˌneɪt/, X-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))
• Polish: współrzędna (pl) f
• 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) (sǎglasuvam), координирам (bg) (koordiniram)
• Czech: koordinovat (cs)
• Dutch: coördineren
• Finnish: koordinoida (fi)
• French: coordonner (fr)
• German: koordinieren (de)

• Italian: coordinare (it)
• Korean: 조화시키다 (johwasikida)
• Persian: هماهنگ کردن (fa) (hamâhang kardan)
• Portuguese: coordenar (pt)
• Russian: координировать (ru) (koordinírovat’) impf.
• Scottish Gaelic: co-òrdaich (gd)
• Spanish: coordinar (es)
• 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.
• Spanish: coordinar (es)

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