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What is the difference between coordinate and ordinate?

coordinate | ordinate |

In transitive terms the difference between coordinate and ordinate

is that coordinate is to match (objects, especially clothes) while ordinate is to align a series of objects.

coordinate

English

Alternative forms

* * co-ordinate

Adjective

(-)
  • 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 /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)
  • (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.
  • *

    • Related terms

    * axis

    Verb

    (coordinat)
  • To synchronize (activities).
  • To match (objects, especially clothes).

    • Derived terms

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

    See also

    * coordinately, * coordinateness, * coordinative, * uncoordinated,

    External links

    * *

    Anagrams

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    ordinate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) the value of a coordinate on the vertical (Y) axis

    • See also

    * abscissa

    Verb

    (ordinat)
  • to ordain a priest, or consecrate a bishop
  • to align a series of objects

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • arranged regularly in rows; orderly; disposed or arranged in an orderly or regular fashion.

    • See also

    * inordinate

    Anagrams

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