Dictionary

coordinate en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈkwɔː.dɪ.nɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation) fast pronunciation
• /ˈkɔɹ.də.nɪt/ (General-American) fast pronunciation
• /kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /-nət/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈkwɔɹ.də.nɪt/ (General-American)
• /koʊˈɔɹ.də.nɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin coōrdinātus, perfect passive participle of coōrdinō (“arrange together”), from co- + ōrdinō, equivalent to co- + ordinate. See -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more. See also ordain and ordinate.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of the same rank; equal.
   • two coordinate terms
   • whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many co-ordinate powers presiding over each country 1745, Edmund Law, Considerations on the State of the World with regard to the Theory of Religion:

Forms

Deriveds

tricoordinate · noncoordinate · pentacoordinate · hexacoordinate · tetracoordinate · incoordinate · nonacoordinate

coordinate en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈkwɔː.dɪ.nɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation) fast pronunciation
• /ˈkɔɹ.də.nɪt/ (General-American) fast pronunciation
• /kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /-nət/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈkwɔɹ.də.nɪt/ (General-American)
• /koʊˈɔɹ.də.nɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From a substantivation of the above adjective, see Etymology 1 and -ate (noun-forming suffix) for more. Compare French coordonné.

Meanings

1. A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
   • What makes Doveland so fascinating is that there are no records of a town with such a name, the town was not renamed or altered its zoning, and there is no map of the state that includes the coordinates of a town called Doveland, Wisconsin. Yet people claim they remember the town, had friends or relatives who lived there, have visited it, and a few folks have souvenirs to prove they have been to Doveland. 2023 August 29, Lauren Dillon, “Doveland, Wisconsin: The Town That Wasn’t There”, in Historic Mysteries:
   • Give me your coordinates and we'll come and rescue you.
2. Something that is equal to another thing.
   • 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. 1851, John C. Calhoun, A Discourse on the Constitution and Government of the United Statesᵂⁱᵏⁱˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉ:
3. (humorous, in-plural) Coordinated clothes.

Forms

Deriveds

coordinatization · chronocoordinate · paleocoordinate · equicoordinate · grayordinate · Talairach coordinate · coordinate axis · coordinate chart · coordinate system · space polar coordinate · Plücker coordinate · supercoordinate · coordinate term · coordinate bond · coordinate clause · color coordinate system · brainordinate · color coordinate · geocoordinate · coordinate plane · Cartesian coordinate · multicoordinate · eigencoordinate · bicoordinate · homogeneous coordinate · coordinate covalent bond · coordinatewise · coordinate map

Relateds

axis

Translations (46)

fi koordinaatti (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · kk координат (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · ru координа́та (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · de Koordinate (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · vi tọa độ (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · mi taururuku (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · sv koordinat (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · af koördinaat (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · fr coordonnée (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · bn স্থানাঙ্ক (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · pl współrzędna (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · tl katayuwat (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · ro coordonate (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · tr koordinat (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · pl koordynata (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · ja 座標 (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · vi toạ độ (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · ca coordenada (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · ar تَنْسِيق (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · nn koordinat (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · ko 좌표 (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · ro coordonată (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · th พิกัด (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · el συντεταγμένη (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · nb koordinat (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · cs souřadnice (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · ar إِحْدَاثِيّ (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · ky координат (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · bg координа́та (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · hu koordináta (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · fa مختصات (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · pt coordenada (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · gd co-chomharra (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · ka კოორდინატი (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · eo koordinato (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · hy կոորդինատ (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · fi yhteensopivat asut (coordinated clothes) · is hnit (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · da koordinat (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · nl coördinaat (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · cmn 坐標 /坐标 (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · ga comhordán (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · la coōrdināta (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · it coordinata (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · es coordenada (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure) · he קואורדינטה (mathematics, cartography: a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure)

coordinate en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/ (General-American) fast pronunciation
• /kəʊˈɔː.dɪˌneɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈkwɔː.dɪnˌneɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation) fast pronunciation

Etymology

From Medieval Latin coōrdinātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more. Compare French coordonner.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To place in the same order or rank.
2. (ambitransitive) To synchronize (activities).
   • It can be difficult to coordinate movement of both legs after an operation.
   • I was playing tennis for the first time, and it was difficult to coordinate.
3. (ambitransitive) To match (objects, especially clothes).
   • The outfit you're wearing doesn't coordinate.
   • As a fashion editor, I pay obsessive attention to my appearance. Even when I pretend to look insouciant, each look has been painfully considered. The right earrings, coordinating shoes, the careful symmetry of a well-balanced look — these are things that please me. The gym has crushed my sartorial ambitions. 2017 November 16, Jo Ellison, “Help: the gym has turned us into slobs”, in Financial Times:

Forms

Antonyms

subordinate

Deriveds

co-ordinator · nocoordinating · colour coordinate · miscoordinate · color-coordinate · coordination · decoordinate · color coordinate · coordinator · discoordinate · colour-coordinate · overcoordinate · coordinating conjunction · coordinatize · co-ordination · coordinatingly · pentacoordinating

Relateds

uncoördinated · coördinately · coördinative · coordinately · coordinative · uncoordinated · coordinateness · coördinateness

Translations (52)

fr coordonner (to match) · it essere coordinato (to match) · de abstimmen (to synchronize) · pt coordenar (to synchronize) · fa هماهنگ کردن (to synchronize) · vi điều phối (to synchronize) · be каардынава́ць (to synchronize) · hy համաձայնեցնել (to match) · hu összeillik (to match) · ka კოორდინაცია (to synchronize) · hu koordinál (to synchronize) · hy կոորդինացնել (to synchronize) · fi koordinoida (to match) · ko 조화시키다 (to synchronize) · gd co-òrdaich (to synchronize) · de koordinieren (to synchronize) · ru координи́ровать (to synchronize) · es coordinar (to match) · it accordarsi (to synchronize) · uk координува́ти (to synchronize) · nl zorgen dat het bijeenpast (to match) · vi điều hợp (to synchronize) · hy համակարգել (to synchronize) · vi phối hợp (to synchronize) · cs koordinovat (to synchronize) · nl coördineren (to synchronize) · fr coordonner (to synchronize) · gl coordinar (to synchronize) · hu mellérendel (to place in the same order or rank) · pl koordynować (to synchronize) · ko 맞추다 (to match) · nl doen bijeen passen (to match) · vi hợp tác (to synchronize) · ro coordona (to synchronize) · bg координирам (to synchronize) · ko 맞게 하다 (to match) · da koordinere (to synchronize) · fi koordinoida (to synchronize) · es coordinar (to synchronize) · it coordinare (to synchronize) · hy համաձայնեցնել (to synchronize) · gv co-oardee (to synchronize) · pl skoordynować (to synchronize) · fi sovittaa yhteen (to match) · hu összehangol (to synchronize) · ru согласова́ть (to match) · ru согласо́вывать (to match) · ru скоордини́ровать (to synchronize) · hu összhangba hoz (to synchronize) · hu egyeztet (to synchronize) · sv koordinera (to synchronize) · bg съгласувам (to synchronize)