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Meaning of Ordinate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɔː(ɹ)dɪnət

Definitions

  1. The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
  2. The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.

Equivalents

العربية الإحداثي العمودي
Deutsch Hochachse
Ελληνικά τεταγμένη
Español alinear ordenado ordeñar ordinar tonsurar
Suomi ordinaatta
עברית הסמיך
Italiano ordinate ordinate
日本語 縦軸
Polski równać rzędna świecić wyrównać wyświecić

Examples

“Coordinate term: abscissa”
“The point (3,2) has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

ordinate axis ordinate dimension Ordinates Ordination ordination hall ordination mill

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