ordinate

[ awr-dn-it, -eyt ]

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noun

Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.

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Origin of ordinate

1670–80; extracted from New Latin (līnea) ordināte (applicāta) (line applied) in order; ordināte (adv.), derivative of Latin ordinātus arranged. See ordination

Compare abscissa.

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How to use ordinate in a sentence

He tried to think, tried to co-ordinate events, tried to understand the true bearings of the situation.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph Hocking
We are not asking for the restoration of a co-ordinate Parliament such as Ireland had before the Union.
Is Ulster Right? | Anonymous
The ministry of reconciliation and the Church at large are co-ordinate.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John Cunningham
It seems most probable that the other is co-ordinate with this, so that both are in a sense the evidence for the main proposition.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians | James Denney
Meanwhile something might be done to co-ordinate spasmodic and voluntary effort.
The Evolution of Sinn Fein | Robert Mitchell Henry

British Dictionary definitions for ordinate

ordinate

/ (ˈɔːdɪnɪt) /

noun

the vertical or y -coordinate of a point in a two-dimensional system of Cartesian coordinates: Compare abscissa See also Cartesian coordinates

Origin of ordinate

C16: from New Latin phrase (linea) ordināte (applicāta) (line applied) in an orderly manner, from ordināre to arrange in order

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Scientific definitions for ordinate

ordinate

[ ôr′dn-ĭt ]

The distance of a point from the x-axis on a graph in the Cartesian coordinate system. It is measured parallel to the y-axis. For example, a point having coordinates (2,3) has 3 as its ordinate. Compare abscissa.

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