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coordinate

coordinate

407 4.5
A number that shows where a point is on a map or graph
  • noun
  • /koʊˈɔrdɪnɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : coordenada
  • Comsat 1, your coordinates are as follows.
  • coordinate system
  • x and y coordinates
  • Cartesian coordinates

And so let's place the the coordinate origin in here.

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Examples

  • You can give me your GPS coordinates and I'll know where to find you.

  • To pinpoint the exact location, we need to find the precise coordinates on the map.

  • If you guys have a coordinate point, OK?

  • Shift the coordinates by half a point.

  • Use the coordinates from the last launch.

  • So let's just change that that Z coordinate by a little bit.

  • So there are four key coordinates.

  • Let's put in the coordinates and get a visual.

  • Once I check these coordinates we'll know the location of the third skull.

  • These are the exact coordinates of my drone.

Synonyms

Cartesian coordinate
vscoordinate
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A number that shows the position of a point on a graph, like the x or y value

is a general number showing position on maps or math grids

Compounds

coordinate system
  • Specialized
4 3.9

A way of using numbers to find the position of points on a graph or map

polar coordinate
  • Specialized
1 7.5

One of the two numbers that show a point's distance from a fixed center and its angle

Cartesian coordinate
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A number that shows the position of a point on a graph, like the x or y value

1 5.2

Two straight lines on a graph that cross at zero to show where points are

coordinate axis
  • Specialized
4.4

A fixed straight line that shows where points are on a graph, like the x or y line

coordinate bond
  • Specialized
7.0

A chemical bond where one atom gives both electrons for the pair shared by two atoms

coordinate clause
  • Specialized
5.6

A part of a sentence that has same importance as another and is joined by words like and or but

coordinate geometry
  • Specialized
5.1

Geometry that uses numbers and algebra to study points, lines, and shapes

How Accurate

geolocation
  • Specialized
2 3.9
coordinate
  • Specialized
407 4.5
trilateration
  • Specialized
9.0
localization
  • US
1 6.1
location
41 1.4

Surface Forms

coordinate singular
coordinates plural

Morphology

coordinate = ordinate (semi-transparent) = co + ordinate

The form is clearly co- + ordinate, but the meaning as a technical mathematical 'number in a coordinate set' is specialized and may not be obvious to a general B1 learner.

Etymology

Coordinate comes from co- 'together' and ordinare 'to put in order', and it was used for numbers that help 'place' something. So a coordinate is a number (or set of numbers) that orders a point on a map or graph and shows its exact position.