Coordinate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nɪt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Coordinate is an adjective meaning Of the same rank; equal.
Meaning
Of the same rank; equal.
More Meanings
- Something that is equal to another thing.
- (humorous, in the plural) Coordinated clothes.
- (transitive) To place in the same order or rank.
- (ambitransitive) To synchronize (activities).
- (ambitransitive) To match (objects, especially clothes).
- (mathematics, cartography, astronomy, geography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
Example Sentences
two coordinate terms
The outfit you're wearing doesn't coordinate.
Give me your coordinates and we'll come and rescue you.
It can be difficult to coordinate movement of both legs after an operation.
Word Forms
- co-ordinate
- coordinates
- coordinating
- coordinated
Synonyms for coordinate
Depending on context, synonyms include align, organize, equal, organise.
Antonyms for coordinate
Common opposites include subordinate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include equal, organize, organise, align, coherent, coherence.
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