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• n. 坐标; v.使各部分协调
• ［英］ v.使各部分协调 ( cause different parts, limbs to function together efficiently)
• ［记］ co +ordin ( 顺序) +ate -> 顺序一样 -> 同等的;引申为平等;协调

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: probably back-formation from coordination
• Date: 1641
• 1.
  • a. equal in rank, quality, or significance
  • b. being of equal rank in a sentence <coordinate clauses
• 2. relating to or marked by coordination
• 3.
  • a. being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses
  • b. being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
• 4. 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
• ? coordinately adverb
• ? coordinateness noun

II. verb (-nated; -nating)

• Date: 1665
• transitive verb
  • 1. to put in the same order or rank
  • 2. to bring into a common action, movement, or condition ; harmonize <we need to coordinate our schedules
  • 3. to attach so as to form a coordination complex
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to be or become coordinate especially so as to act together in a smooth concerted way
  • 2. to combine by means of a coordinate bond
• ? coordinative adjective
• ? coordinator noun

III. noun

• Date: 1806
• 1.
  • a. any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space
  • b. any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
• 2. one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
• 3. plural articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)

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