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ordinate

/ˈɔː(ɹ)dɪnət/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
or-di-nate
IPA
/ˈɔː(ɹ)dɪnət/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.

noun

The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.

verb

To align a series of objects.

Transitive verb

verb

To ordain a priest, or consecrate a bishop.

Transitive verb

verb

To order or regulate; to control, govern, or direct.

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To institute, establish; to ordain; to predestine.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To subject to the mathematical operation of ordination.

Transitive verb

verb

past participle of ordinate

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Partly inherited from Middle English ordinat(e) (adjective and participle), partly directly borrowed from Latin ōrdinātus, perfect passive participle of ōrdinō, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Doublet of ordain. Sense 5 of the verb is from a back-formation from ordination.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ordinat, ōrdinātus

Usage

Inflected Forms

ordinates (plural) ordinates (present, singular) ordinating (participle, present) ordinated (participle, past) ordinated (past) more ordinate (comparative) most ordinate (superlative)

Derived Forms

foreordinate disordinate ordinately semiordinate unordinate

Phrases

ordinate axis ordinate dimension

Frequently Paired Words

ordination inordinate

Synonyms

ordain tidy orderly regular align coordinate consecrate order

Questions

How do you pronounce ordinate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔː(ɹ)dɪnət/.
What does ordinate mean?
The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
Where does ordinate come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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