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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of equal importance, rank, or degree n
1: a number that identifies a position relative to an axis [syn: coordinate, co-ordinate] v
1: bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?" [syn: organize, organise, coordinate]
2: bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts"
3: be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"
4: bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" [syn: align, ordinate, coordinate]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: probably back-formation from coordination Date: 1641 1. a. equal in rank, quality, or significance b. being of equal rank in a sentence <coordinate clauses> 2. relating to or marked by coordination 3. a. being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses b. being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university 4. of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms • coordinately adverb • coordinateness noun II. verb (-nated; -nating) Date: 1665 transitive verb 1. to put in the same order or rank 2. to bring into a common action, movement, or condition ; harmonize <we need to coordinate our schedules> 3. to attach so as to form a coordination complex intransitive verb 1. to be or become coordinate especially so as to act together in a smooth concerted way 2. to combine by means of a coordinate bond • coordinative adjective • coordinator noun III. noun Date: 1806 1. a. any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space b. any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum 2. one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another 3. plural articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v., adj., & n. (also co-ordinate) --v. 1 tr. bring (various parts, movements, etc.) into a proper or required relation to ensure harmony or effective operation etc. 2 intr. work or act together effectively. 3 tr. make coordinate. --adj. 1 equal in rank or importance. 2 in which the parts are coordinated; involving coordination. 3 Gram. (of parts of a compound sentence) equal in status (cf. SUBORDINATE). 4 Chem. denoting a type of covalent bond in which one atom provides both the shared electrons. --n. 1 Math. each of a system of magnitudes used to fix the position of a point, line, or plane. 2 a person or thing equal in rank or importance. 3 (in pl.) matching items of clothing. Derivatives: coordinately adv. coordination n. coordinative adj. coordinator n. Etymology: CO- + L ordinare ordinat- f. ordo -inis order

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Coordinate Co*["o]r"di*nate, a. [Pref. co- + L. ordinatus, p. p. of ordinare to regulate. See Ordain.] Equal in rank or order; not subordinate. Whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many co["o]rdinate powers presiding over each country. --Law. Conjunctions joint sentences and co["o]rdinate terms. --Rev. R. Morris. Co["o]rdinate adjectives, adjectives disconnected as regards ane another, but referring equally to the same subject. Co["o]rdinate conjunctions, conjunctions joining independent propositions. --Rev. R. Morris.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Coordinate Co*["o]r"di*nate (-n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Co["o]rdinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Co["o]rdinating.] 1. To make co["o]rdinate; to put in the same order or rank; as, to co["o]rdinate ideas in classification. 2. To give a common action, movement, or condition to; to regulate and combine so as to produce harmonious action; to adjust; to harmonize; as, to co["o]rdinate muscular movements.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Coordinate Co*["o]r"di*nate, n. 1. A thing of the same rank with another thing; one two or more persons or things of equal rank, authority, or importance. It has neither co["o]rdinate nor analogon; it is absolutely one. --Coleridge. 2. pl. (Math.) Lines, or other elements of reference, by means of which the position of any point, as of a curve, is defined with respect to certain fixed lines, or planes, called co["o]rdinate axes and co["o]rdinate planes. See Abscissa.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

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Moby Thesaurus

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