coordinate

Definitions

1. Rare spelling of coordinate.
   alt-of, rare
2. A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
3. Something that is equal to another thing.
4. 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.
5. Coordinated clothes.
   humorous, in-plural
6. vt. coordinar.
7. 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.
   Mathematics
8. coordinates Informal Directions: Give me some coordinates so I can find my way.
   Informal
9. coordinates A set of articles, as of clothing or luggage, designed to match or complement one other, as in style or color.
10. Of equal importance, rank, or degree: jobs with coordinate responsibilities.
11. Mathematics Of or based on a system of coordinates.
    Mathematics
12. 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.
13. To cause to work or function in a common action or effort: coordinating the moving parts of a machine.
14. To make harmonious; harmonize: coordinate the colors of a design.

Equivalents

Examples

“Give⟳ me your coordinates and we'll come⟳ and rescue⟳ you.”

“What makes Doveland so fascinating is that there are no records of a town with such a name⟳, the town was not renamed or altered its zoning, and there is no map of the state that includes the coordinates of a town called Doveland, Wisconsin. Yet people claim⟳ they remember⟳ the town, had friends or relatives who lived there, have⟳ visited it, and a few folks have⟳ souvenirs to prove⟳ they have⟳ been to Doveland.”

“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.”

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