coordinate
- adjective
- /koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪt/
- I'm not as coordinated as I used to be.
- coordinate system
- coordinate measuring machine
Examples
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Fix a coordinate approach, Charlie.
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Unlike those agencies, the Court sits at the apex of a constitutionally coordinate branch and enforces the Eighth Amendment.
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In a regular inkjet printer, paper is maneuvered in one dimension, say "X" on a coordinate plane, and a printing head moves in a second direction "Y."
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As depicted in a coordinate system rotating with the two primary bodies, Lagrange found five "equilibrium points" where a third body could theoretically rotate in synchronism with the first two.
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The judiciary is a coordinate branch of government, holding equal importance alongside the executive and legislative branches.
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In a coordinate structure, all team members share the same level of responsibility and decision-making authority.
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A coordinate committee ensures that all departments have equal input in the planning process.
Antonyms
Compounds
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A way of using numbers to find the position of points on a graph or map
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One of the two numbers that show a point's distance from a fixed center and its angle
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A number that shows the position of a point on a graph, like the x or y value
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Two straight lines on a graph that cross at zero to show where points are
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A fixed straight line that shows where points are on a graph, like the x or y line
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A chemical bond where one atom gives both electrons for the pair shared by two atoms
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A part of a sentence that has same importance as another and is joined by words like and or but
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Geometry that uses numbers and algebra to study points, lines, and shapes
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Etymology
Coordinate comes from co- 'together' and ordinare 'to put in order', meaning 'of the same order' or level. So coordinate things or people have the same rank or importance, which is why their roles or efforts match.