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RELATED WORDS

harmonize, integrate, organize, regulate, agree, correspondent, like, equal, same, counterpart, correlative, parallel, systematize, adjust, reconcile, correlate, conform, proportion, accommodate, synchronize

Nearby words

  1. coopery,
  2. coopt,
  3. cooptation,
  4. coopworth,
  5. coordinal,
  6. coordinate bond,
  7. coordinate clause,
  8. coordinate geometry,
  9. coordinate system,
  10. coordinated universal time

Origin of coordinate

First recorded in 1635–45; co- + (sub)ordinate
Related forms
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British Dictionary definitions for coordinate

coordinate

co-ordinate

verb (kəʊˈɔːdɪˌneɪt)

(tr) to organize or integrate (diverse elements) in a harmonious operation
to place (things) in the same class or order, or (of things) to be placed in the same class or order
(intr) to work together, esp harmoniously
(intr) to take or be in the form of a harmonious order
chem to form or cause to form a coordinate bond

noun (kəʊˈɔːdɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt)

maths any of a set of numbers that defines the location of a point in spaceSee Cartesian coordinates, polar coordinates
a person or thing equal in rank, type, etc

adjective (kəʊˈɔːdɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt)

of, concerned with, or involving coordination
of the same rank, type, etc
of or involving the use of coordinatescoordinate geometry
See also coordinates
Derived Formscoordinately or co-ordinately, adverbcoordinateness or co-ordinateness, nouncoordinative or co-ordinative, adjectivecoordinator or co-ordinator, noun
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Word Origin and History for coordinate
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Science definitions for coordinate

coordinate

[kō-ôr′dn-ĭt]

One of a set of numbers that determines the position of a point. Only one coordinate is needed if the point is on a line, two if the point is in a plane, and three if it is in space.
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