Coordinate Meaning and Definition

Word: Coordinate

How to pronounce: kəʊˈɔːdɪnɪt

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Bring the different elements of (a complex activity or organization) into a relationship that will ensure efficiency or harmony.

Example sentences: "He had responsibility for coordinating Chicago's transportation services"

2. Form a coordinate bond to (an atom or molecule)

Example sentences: "The sodium atom is coordinated to two oxygen atoms"

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Equal in rank or importance.

Example sentences: "Cross references in the catalog link subjects that may be coordinate"

2. Denoting a type of covalent bond in which one atom provides both the shared electrons.

Example sentences: "However, in a more restricted sense, complex ions are charged species in which a metal atom is joined by coordinate covalent bonds to neutral molecules and/or negative ions."

Noun

Definitions:

1. Each of a group of numbers used to indicate the position of a point, line, or plane.

Example sentences: "It happened when he came across a theorem which stated that points in the plane could be specified with a single coordinate."

2. Matching items of clothing.

Example sentences: "Matching accessories provide a complete ensemble of color coordinates"

Synonyms:

xy

reconcile

agree

harmonise

harmonize

negotiate

attune

conciliate

align

accommodate

axis

ordinate

match

blend

reference

position

organize

organise

conform

Derivations:

coordination

coordinator

coordinated

coordinating

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Coordinate in Other Languages...

Spanish: Coordinar

German: Koordinieren

French: Coordonner

Italian: Coordinare

Turkish: Koordinat