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COORDINATE: Oxford Dictionary Meanings And Usage by farem: 10:40am On May 10, 2017
coordinate (also co-ordinate)
▸ verb /kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪt / [with obj.]
1 bring the different elements of (a complex activity or organization) into a harmonious or efficient relationship:
he had responsibility for coordinating London's transport services.
▪ [no obj.] negotiate with others in order to work together effectively:
you will coordinate with consultants and other departments on a variety of projects.
▪ [no obj.] match or harmonize attractively:
the stud fastenings are coloured to coordinate with the shirt
(as adj. coordinating) a variety of coordinating colours.
2 Chemistry form a coordinate bond to (an atom or molecule):
the sodium atom is coordinated to two oxygen atoms.
▸ adjective /kəʊˈɔːdɪnət /
1 equal in rank or importance:
cross references in the catalogue link subjects which may be coordinate.
▪ Grammar (of parts of a compound sentence) equal in rank and fulfilling identical functions.
2 Chemistry denoting a type of covalent bond in which one atom provides both the shared electrons.
▸ noun /kəʊˈɔːdɪnət /
1 each of a group of numbers used to indicate the position of a point, line, or plane.
2 (coordinates) matching items of clothing:
matching accessories provide a complete ensemble of colour coordinates.
– DERIVATIVES coordinative /-nətɪv/ adjective
coordinator /-neɪtə/ noun
– ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the senses ‘of the same rank’ and ‘place in the same rank’): from co- ‘together’ + Latin ordinare (from ordo ‘order’), on the pattern of subordinate.
- Oxford Dictionary of English
Re: COORDINATE: Oxford Dictionary Meanings And Usage by bjt(m): 10:53am On May 10, 2017
farem:
coordinate (also co-ordinate)
▸ verb /kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪt / [with obj.]
1 bring the different elements of (a complex activity or organization) into a harmonious or efficient relationship:
he had responsibility for coordinating London's transport services.
▪ [no obj.] negotiate with others in order to work together effectively:
you will coordinate with consultants and other departments on a variety of projects.
▪ [no obj.] match or harmonize attractively:
the stud fastenings are coloured to coordinate with the shirt
(as adj. coordinating) a variety of coordinating colours.
2 Chemistry form a coordinate bond to (an atom or molecule):
the sodium atom is coordinated to two oxygen atoms.
▸ adjective /kəʊˈɔːdɪnət /
[b][b]1 equal in rank or importance:
cross references in the catalogue link subjects which may be coordinate.
▪ Grammar (of parts of a compound sentence) equal in rank and fulfilling identical functions.
[/b][/b]2 Chemistry denoting a type of covalent bond in which one atom provides both the shared electrons.
▸ noun /kəʊˈɔːdɪnət /
1 each of a group of numbers used to indicate the position of a point, line, or plane.
2 (coordinates) matching items of clothing:
matching accessories provide a complete ensemble of colour coordinates.
– DERIVATIVES coordinative /-nətɪv/ adjective
coordinator /-neɪtə/ noun
– ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the senses ‘of the same rank’ and ‘place in the same rank’): from co- ‘together’ + Latin ordinare (from ordo ‘order’), on the pattern of subordinate.
- Oxford Dictionary of English

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