ORDINATE


Meaning of ORDINATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯrd-nət, ˈȯr-də-nət, -ˌnāt ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin ( linea ) ordinate ( applicata ), literally, line applied in an orderly manner

Date: 1676

: the Cartesian coordinate obtained by measuring parallel to the y-axis — compare abscissa

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