Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Arranged in regular rows, as the spots on the wings of an insect.
- noun The plane Cartesian coordinate representing the distance from a specified point to the x-axis, measured parallel to the y-axis.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Regular.
- Well-regulated; orderly; proper; due.
- In entomology, placed in one or more regular rows: as, ordinate spines, punctures, spots, etc.
- noun In analytical geometry, a line used to determine the position of a point in space, drawn from the point to the axis of abscissas and parallel to the axis of ordinates. See
abscissa , and Cartesian coördinates (under Cartesian). - To ordain; appoint.
- To direct; dispose.
- noun Any one of a set of parallel chords of a conic in relation to the diameter bisecting them. What in this sense was called
semiordinate is now usually calledordinate .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Well-ordered; orderly; regular; methodical.
- adjective (Math.) a figure whose sides and angles are equal; a regular figure.
- noun (Geom.) The distance of any point in a curve or a straight line, measured on a line called the
axis of ordinates or on a line parallel to it, from another line called theaxis of abscissas , on which the corresponding abscissa of the point is measured. - transitive verb To appoint, to regulate; to harmonize.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mathematics the
value of acoordinate on thevertical (Y )axis - verb transitive to
ordain apriest , orconsecrate abishop - verb transitive to
align aseries ofobjects - adjective
arranged regularly inrows ;orderly ;disposed or arranged in an orderly or regular fashion.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation
- verb appoint to a clerical posts
- noun the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The reciprocal of the ordinate, that is, 1/y0, is de fi ned as the cosecant of the angle.
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(Art. 98.) the limit - ing ratio of sr: st being a ratio of equality, the second fluxions of the ordinates are equal (Art. 96.); hence, the second fluxion of the ordinate is the same, whether we regard the curve or circle.
The principles of fluxions : designed for the use of students in the university 1812
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[31] Pepwell gives the modern equivalent, "ordinate" and
The Cell of Self-Knowledge : seven early English mystical treatises printed by Henry Pepwell in 1521 Henry Pepwell 1902
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Families of children with special needs rely on local authorities to co-ordinate services.
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Judicial action, based upon such a suggestion, is forbidden by the respect due to a co-ordinate branch of the government.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Balkin on the “Slaughter Solution” 2010
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Canada, Italy and France, is no longer an appropriate body to co-ordinate foreign exchange policies as it excludes China.
Sarkozy Seeks Lift to Image Via China David Gauthier-Villars 2010
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Except that our movement is through a 4D co-ordinate system called spacetime.
Why Does E=mc2? by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw – review Alok Jha 2010
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Does that mean the police in that department co-ordinate vigilante-ism?!
I’m Here For An Argument. No You’re Not! Yes I am! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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It follows an extraordinary two-year public relations and lobbying campaign by the exiled sheikh who employed Peter Cathcart, a partner in a Middlesex family law firm, to co-ordinate a multi-million pound public relations and lobbying budget aimed at returning him to power.
Death of Gulf emirate ruler Sheikh Saqr prompts fight over succession Robert Booth 2010
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The archive, which describes many episodes never made public in such detail, shows the multitude of shortcomings with this new system: how a failure to co-ordinate among contractors, coalition forces and Iraqi troops, as well as a failure to enforce rules of engagement that bind the military, endangered civilians as well as the contractors themselves.
Iraq war logs: media reaction around the world Martin Chulov in Baghdad 2010
kewpid commented on the word ordinate
The y-coordinate
September 25, 2007
rubah commented on the word ordinate
Why does the independent axis get so much more love than the dependent?
September 8, 2008