Coordinate vs Commensurate - What's the difference?
coordinate | commensurate |
Of the same rank; equal.
* Law
(mathematics, cartography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
Something that is equal to another thing.
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To synchronize (activities).
To match (objects, especially clothes).
Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard.
To reduce to a common measure.
To proportionate; to adjust.
As verbs the difference between coordinate and commensurate
is that coordinate is while commensurate is to reduce to a common measure.As adjectives the difference between coordinate and commensurate
is that coordinate is while commensurate is of a proportionate or similar measurable standard.As a noun coordinate
is .coordinate
English
Alternative forms
* * co-ordinateAdjective
(-)- 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 /u?/ or /?/. The dieresis in the spelling 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
(en noun)Verb
(coordinat)Derived terms
* coordination, co-ordination * coordinator, co-ordinator * coordinatizeSee also
* coordinately, * coordinateness, * coordinative, * uncoordinated,External links
* *Anagrams
* * ----commensurate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- If it is essential in our interests to maintain a quasi-permanent position of power on the Asian mainland as against the Chinese then we must be prepared to continue to pay the present cost in Vietnam indefinitely and to meet any escalation on the other side with at least a commensurate escalation of commitment of our own. - Report to the President on Southeast Asia-Vietnam by Senator Mike Mansfield, December 18, 1962
Antonyms
* incommensurateVerb
(commensurat)- (Sir Thomas Browne)
