About The Word Ordinate
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Ordinate
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What's The Definition Of Ordinate?
[n] the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
[v] bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" [v] appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" Synonyms | Synonyms for Ordinate: align | consecrate | coordinate | ordain | order Related Terms | Find terms related to Ordinate: See Also | adjust | cartesian coordinate | enthrone | invest | set | vest Ordinate In Webster's Dictionary \Or"di*nate\, a. [L. ordinatus, p. p. of ordinare. See
{Ordain}.]
Well-ordered; orderly; regular; methodical. ``A life blissful
and ordinate.'' --Chaucer.
{Ordinate figure} (Math.), a figure whose sides and angles
are equal; a regular figure.
\Or"di*nate\, n. (Geom.) The distance of any point in a curve or a straight line, measured on a line called the axis of ordinates or on a line parallel to it, from another line called the axis of abscissas, on which the corresponding abscissa of the point is measured. Note: The ordinate and abscissa, taken together, are called co["o]rdinates, and define the position of the point with reference to the two axes named, the intersection of which is called the origin of co["o]rdinates. See {Coordinate}. \Or"di*nate\, v. t. To appoint, to regulate; to harmonize. --Bp. Hall. |
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