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co·or·di·nate       (kō-ôr'dn-āt', -ĭt)  Pronunciation Key  n.   One that is equal in importance, rank, or degree. coordinates A set of articles, as of clothing or luggage, designed to match or complement one other, as in style or color. Mathematics Any of a set of two or more numbers used to determine the position of a point, line, curve, or plane in a space of a given dimension with respect to a system of lines or other fixed references. Of or relating to a university in which men and women are taught by the same faculty but in single-sex classes or on single-sex campuses. coordinates Informal Directions: Give me some coordinates so I can find my way. adj.   (-ĭt, -āt') Of equal importance, rank, or degree: coordinate offices of a business. Of or involving coordination. Of or based on a system of coordinates. Grammar Having equal syntactic status: coordinate phrases. v.   (-āt') co·or·di·nat·ed, co·or·di·nat·ing, co·or·di·nates v.   tr. To place in the same order, class, or rank. To harmonize in a common action or effort: coordinating the moving parts of a machine; coordinate the colors of a design. v.   intr. To be coordinate: The generators coordinate so that one is always running. To work together harmoniously: a nursing staff that coordinates smoothly. To form a pleasing combination; match: shoes that coordinate with the rest of the outfit. Grammar To link (syntactically equivalent units) together. [co- + ordinate.] co·or'di·nate·ly (-ĭt-lē) adv., co·or'di·nate·ness (-ĭt-nĭs) n., co·or'di·na'tive adj., co·or'di·na'tor n.

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coordinate
adjective
1.	of equal importance, rank, or degree
noun
1.	a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
verb
1.	bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?" [syn: organize]
2.	bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts"
3.	be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"
4.	bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" [syn: align]

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coordinate       (kō-ôr'dn-ĭt)  Pronunciation Key  One of a set of numbers that determines the position of a point. Only one coordinate is needed if the point is on a line, two if the point is in a plane, and three if it is in space.

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coordinate mathematics
One member of a tuple of numbers which defines the position of a point in some space. Commonly used coordinate systems have as many coordinates as their are dimensions in the space, e.g. a pair for two dimensions. The most common coordinate system is Cartesian coordinates, probably followed by polar coordinates.
(1997-07-09)

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Coordinate

Co*["o]r"di*nate\, a. [Pref. co- + L. ordinatus, p. p. of ordinare to regulate. See Ordain.] Equal in rank or order; not subordinate.

Whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many co["o]rdinate powers presiding over each country. --Law.

Conjunctions joint sentences and co["o]rdinate terms. --Rev. R. Morris.

Co["o]rdinate adjectives, adjectives disconnected as regards ane another, but referring equally to the same subject.

Co["o]rdinate conjunctions, conjunctions joining independent propositions. --Rev. R. Morris.

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Coordinate

Co*["o]r"di*nate\ (-n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Co["o]rdinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Co["o]rdinating.]

1. To make co["o]rdinate; to put in the same order or rank; as, to co["o]rdinate ideas in classification.

2. To give a common action, movement, or condition to; to regulate and combine so as to produce harmonious action; to adjust; to harmonize; as, to co["o]rdinate muscular movements.

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Coordinate

Co*["o]r"di*nate\, n. 1. A thing of the same rank with another thing; one two or more persons or things of equal rank, authority, or importance.

It has neither co["o]rdinate nor analogon; it is absolutely one. --Coleridge.

2. pl. (Math.) Lines, or other elements of reference, by means of which the position of any point, as of a curve, is defined with respect to certain fixed lines, or planes, called co["o]rdinate axes and co["o]rdinate planes. See Abscissa.

Note: Co["o]rdinates are of several kinds, consisting in some of the different cases, of the following elements, namely: (a) (Geom. of Two Dimensions) The abscissa and ordinate of any point, taken together; as the abscissa PY and ordinate PX of the point P (Fig. 2, referred to the co["o]rdinate axes AY and AX. (b) Any radius vector PA (Fig. 1), together with its angle of inclination to a fixed line, APX, by which any point A in the same plane is referred to that fixed line, and a fixed point in it, called the pole, P. (c) (Geom. of Three Dimensions) Any three lines, or distances, PB, PC, PD (Fig. 3), taken parallel to three co["o]rdinate axes, AX, AY, AZ, and measured from the corresponding co["o]rdinate fixed planes, YAZ, XAZ, XAY, to any point in space, P, whose position is thereby determined with respect to these planes and axes. (d) A radius vector, the angle which it makes with a fixed plane, and the angle which its projection on the plane makes with a fixed line line in the plane, by which means any point in space at the free extremity of the radius vector is referred to that fixed plane and fixed line, and a fixed point in that line, the pole of the radius vector.

Cartesian co["o]rdinates. See under Cartesian.

Geographical co["o]rdinates, the latitude and longitude of a place, by which its relative situation on the globe is known. The height of the above the sea level constitutes a third co["o]rdinate.

Polar co["o]rdinates, co["o]rdinates made up of a radius vector and its angle of inclination to another line, or a line and plane; as those defined in (b) and (d) above.

Rectangular co["o]rdinates, co["o]rdinates the axes of which intersect at right angles.

Rectilinear co["o]rdinates, co["o]rdinates made up of right lines. Those defined in (a) and (c) above are called also Cartesian co["o]rdinates.

Trigonometrical or Spherical co["o]rdinates, elements of reference, by means of which the position of a point on the surface of a sphere may be determined with respect to two great circles of the sphere.

Trilinear co["o]rdinates, co["o]rdinates of a point in a plane, consisting of the three ratios which the three distances of the point from three fixed lines have one to another.