ordinate

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English

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A point in the Cartesian plane; y is the ordinate.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ordino, ordinatus. Doublet of ordain.

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Noun

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ordinate (plural ordinates)

  1. (geometry) The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
    The point has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.
  2. (geometry) The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.

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Verb

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ordinate (third-person singular simple present ordinates, present participle ordinating, simple past and past participle ordinated)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) to ordain a priest, or consecrate a bishop
    Synonym: (much more common) ordain
  2. (transitive) to align a series of objects

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Adjective

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ordinate (comparative more ordinate, superlative most ordinate)

  1. arranged regularly in rows; orderly; disposed or arranged in an orderly or regular fashion.

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Italian

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Noun

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ordinate f

  1. plural of ordinata

Adjective

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ordinate f pl

  1. feminine plural of ordinato

Verb

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ordinate

  1. inflection of ordinare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person plural imperative
    3. feminine plural past participle

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Latin

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Participle

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ōrdināte

  1. vocative masculine singular of ōrdinātus

References

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  • ordinate”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ordinate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.