English

Alternative forms

• coördinate
• co-ordinate

Adjective

coordinate ‎(not comparable)

1. Of the same rank; equal.
   • Law

     whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many co-ordinate powers presiding over each country

Usage notes

The usual pronunciation of ‘oo’ is /uː/ or /ʊ/. The dieresis in the spelling coördinate emphasizes that the second o begins a separate syllable. However, the dieresis is becoming increasingly rare in US English typography, so the spelling coordinate predominates.

Noun

coordinate ‎(plural coordinates)

1. (mathematics, cartography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
2. Something that is equal to another thing.
   • 1851, John C. Calhoun, A Discourse on the Constitution and Government of the United States^Wikisource:

     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.

3. (humorous, in the plural) Coordinated clothes.

Related terms

• axis

Translations

Verb

coordinate ‎(third-person singular simple present coordinates, present participle coordinating, simple past and past participle coordinated)

1. (transitive) To synchronize (activities).
2. (transitive) To match (objects, especially clothes).

Derived terms

• coordination, co-ordination
• coordinator, co-ordinator
• coordinatize

Translations

See also

• coordinately, coördinately
• coordinateness, coördinateness
• coordinative, coördinative
• uncoordinated, uncoördinated

Anagrams

• carotenoid
• decoration

Italian

Adjective

coordinate

1. feminine plural of coordinato

Noun

coordinate f

1. plural of coordinata

Verb

coordinate

1. second-person plural present indicative of coordinare
2. second-person plural imperative of coordinare
3. feminine plural of coordinato