ordinate
See also: Ordinate
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ordino, ordinatus. Doublet of ordain.
Pronunciation
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Noun
ordinate (plural ordinates)
- (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 abscissa is also known as the "x" coordinate of a point, shown on the horizontal line, with the ordinate, also known as the "y" coordinate, shown on the vertical line.
- The point has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.
- (geometry) The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.
Related terms
Translations
y coordinate; second of two coordinates
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vertical axis
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Verb
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- (transitive) to ordain a priest, or consecrate a bishop
- (transitive) to align a series of objects
Translations
to ordain a priest or consecrate a bishop
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to align a series of objects
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Adjective
ordinate (comparative more ordinate, superlative most ordinate)
Translations
arranged regularly in rows; orderly; disposed or arranged in an orderly or regular fashion.
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Anagrams
Italian
Noun
ordinate f
Adjective
ordinate f pl
Verb
ordinate
- second-person plural present of ordinare
- second-person plural present subjunctive of ordinare
- second-person plural imperative of ordinare
- feminine plural past participle of ordinare
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Latin
Participle
(deprecated template usage) ōrdināte
References
- “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.
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