co-ordinate

Other forms: co-ordinated; co-ordinates

Definitions of co-ordinate

1. noun

   a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
   synonyms: coordinate

   types:

   Cartesian coordinate

   one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes

   polar coordinate

   either of two values that locate a point on a plane by its distance from a fixed pole and its angle from a fixed line passing through the pole

   dimension

   one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space

   abscissa

   the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis

   ordinate

   the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis

   type of:

   number

   a concept of quantity involving zero and units