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coordination en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/kɐʉˌoːdəˈnæɪʃən/ (New-Zealand)
/kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/koʊˌoɹdɪˈneɪʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
/kəʉˌoːdɪˈnæɪʃən/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle French coordination, from Late Latin coōrdinātiōnem (accusative of coōrdinātiō), from con- + ōrdinātiō. Morphologically coordinate + -ion.

Meanings

(uncountable, usually) The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.
- Then there's the State Service and the police and several other services. And there is no proper co-ordination, no single head for all these agencies. 1919, Robert W. Chambers, In Secret:
(uncountable, usually) The resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization.
- We stood dodging each other a moment with that unfortunate co-ordination of purpose men sometimes encounter when passing each other. 1900, Irving Bacheller, Eben Holden, A Tale of the North Country:
(uncountable, usually) The ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully.
- I’m terrible at sports; I have no coordination.
(uncountable, usually) The state of being equal in rank or power.
- There are two possible modes of unity in a State; one by absolute co-ordination of each to all, and of all to each; the other by subordination of classes and offices. 1833 April 10, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “United States of America—Captain B. Hall—Northern and Southern States—Democracy with Slavery—Quakers”, in H[enry] N[elson] C[oleridge], editor, Specimens of the Table Talk of the Late Samuel Taylor Coleridge. […], volume II, London: John Murray, […], published 1835, →OCLC, page 153:
(uncountable, usually) An equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses, for example, using and, or, or but.
- There’s a wealth of other complex facts about coordination that could be explored […] coordinations with but are limited to two coordinates […]; yet coordinations with and or with or can have any number of coordinates, with the coordinator preceding just the last one […] or repeated before all except the first […] 2024, Geoffrey K. Pullum, The Truth About English Grammar, Polity Press, →ISBN, page 85:
(uncountable, usually) The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
coördination		alternative	lexicographic
coordinations	Number=Plur		lexicographic
co-ordination		alternative	lexicographic

Translations (71)

uk пого́дження (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · sv samordning (an equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses) · es coordinación (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · ca coordinació (the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization) · hi सामंजस्य (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · pt coordenação (the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully) · es coordinación (The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound) · ro coordonare (an equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses) · da koordination (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · fi yhteensovittaminen (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · fr coordination (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · nn koordinasjon (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · sh koordiniranje (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · es coordinación (the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully) · sv samordning (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · ru координа́ция (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · oc coordinacion (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · ro coordonare (the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully) · bg равносто́йност (the state of being equal in rank or power) · uk координа́ція (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · tr dayanışma (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · kk үйлестіру (the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization) · be узгадне́нне (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · hi तालमेल (the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully) · cmn 協調動作的能力 /协调动作的能力 (the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully) · be каардына́цыя (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · he תיאום (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · nb samordning (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · ca coordinació (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · uk узго́дження (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · be пагаджэ́нне (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · nn samordning (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · gd co-òrdachadh (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · pl koordynacja (the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully) · hi समन्वय (the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully) · bg съгласу́ване (the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization) · pl koordynacja (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · fi koordinointi (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · ro coordonare (the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization) · az həmrəylik (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · fr coordination (The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound) · ru согласова́ние (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · it coordinazione (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · nb koordinasjon (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · ro coordonare (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · pt coordenação (The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound) · hi समन्वय (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · ca coordinació (The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound) · ca coordinació (the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully) · fi koordinaatio (the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully) · sh koordiniranost (the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization) · pt coordenação (an equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses) · sh ravnopravnost (the state of being equal in rank or power) · cs koordinace (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · es coordinación (an equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses) · sv koordinering (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · es coordinación (the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization) · de Koordination (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · bg координа́ция (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · tk raaýdaşlyk (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · be сула́ддзе (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · gd co-òrdachadh (the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization) · de Koordinierung (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · it coordinazione (The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound) · hi सामंजस्य (the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization) · ru координа́ция (the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully) · pt coordenação (the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect) · hi समन्वय (the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization) · ru согласова́ние (the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization) · ru координа́ция (the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization) · sv koordination (the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully)

coordination en · NOUN

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