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co·or·di·nate
I. \(ˈ)kō|ȯrd(ə)nə̇t, -ȯdən-, -ȯ(ə)dn-, -dənˌāt, -dˌnāt, usu -d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: back-formation from coordination
1.
a. : equal in rank, quality, or significance : similar in order or nature : not subordinate
< keeping the branches of government coordinate >
b. : being of equal rank in a compound sentence
< coordinate clauses >
: standing in the same rank or relation in a sentence
< by sea and by land are coordinate in “they travel by sea and by land” >
2.
a. : of or marked by coordination : marked by related actions or processes cooperating : composed of things of equal rank or order : coordinated
b. chemistry : relating to or formed by coordination
< 6-coordinate complexes >
c. : coordinating
3.
a. of a university : giving degrees to both men and women taught by the same faculty but in separate classes and sometimes on separate campuses
b. of a college : being one of the colleges of a coordinate university, especially the women's branch
• co·or·di·nate·ly adverb
• co·or·di·nate·ness noun -es
II. \-dənˌāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: back-formation from coordination
transitive verb
1. : to make coordinate : put in the same order or rank
< coordinate the two groups in classification >
2. : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : regulate and combine in harmonious action : harmonize
< coordinate the work of various bureaus >
< coordinate the divergent Gospel stories — America >
< coordinate muscular movements >
3.
a. : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
< a coordinated group >
< a coordinated molecule >
b. : to constitute by such attachment
< coordinated salts >
intransitive verb
1. : to be or become coordinate : act together in a smooth concerted way
< muscles of spastics do not coordinate >
2. chemistry : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
III. \as at adj\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: coordinate (I)
1. : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
< in the federal system each of the coordinates has equal power >
2.
a. : any one of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, in space, or on a given plane or other surface
< latitude and longitude are coordinates of a point on the earth's surface >
b. : any one of a set of variables or parameters used in specifying the state of a substance (as temperature, pressure, or entropy) or the motion of a particle (as position, velocity, or momentum)
IV. adjective
: of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
V. noun
coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing or furniture) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture) |