I. (ˈ)kō|ȯrd( ə )nə̇t, -ȯd ə n-, -ȯ(ə)dn-, -d ə nˌāt, -dˌnāt, usu -d.+V adjective
Etymology: back-formation from coordination
1.
a. : equal in rank, quality, or significance : similar in order or nature : not subordinate
keeping the branches of government coordinate
b. : being of equal rank in a compound sentence
coordinate clauses
: standing in the same rank or relation in a sentence
by sea and by land are coordinate in “they travel by sea and by land”
2.
a. : of or marked by coordination : marked by related actions or processes cooperating : composed of things of equal rank or order : coordinated
b. chemistry : relating to or formed by coordination
6- coordinate complexes
c. : coordinating
3.
a. of a university : giving degrees to both men and women taught by the same faculty but in separate classes and sometimes on separate campuses
b. of a college : being one of the colleges of a coordinate university, especially the women's branch
• co·or·di·nate·ly adverb
• co·or·di·nate·ness noun -es
II. -d ə nˌāt, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: back-formation from coordination
transitive verb
1. : to make coordinate : put in the same order or rank
coordinate the two groups in classification
2. : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : regulate and combine in harmonious action : harmonize
coordinate the work of various bureaus
coordinate the divergent Gospel stories — America
coordinate muscular movements
3.
a. : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
a coordinated group
a coordinated molecule
b. : to constitute by such attachment
coordinated salts
intransitive verb
1. : to be or become coordinate : act together in a smooth concerted way
muscles of spastics do not coordinate
2. chemistry : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
III. as at adj noun
( -s )
Etymology: coordinate (I)
1. : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
in the federal system each of the coordinates has equal power
2.
a. : any one of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, in space, or on a given plane or other surface
latitude and longitude are coordinates of a point on the earth's surface
b. : any one of a set of variables or parameters used in specifying the state of a substance (as temperature, pressure, or entropy) or the motion of a particle (as position, velocity, or momentum)
IV. adjective
: 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
V. noun
coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing or furniture) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)