ordinate
English
/ˈɔːdənət/, /ˈɔːɹ.dənɪt/
noun
Definitions
- (geometry) The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
- (geometry) The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ordinatus, ordino.
Origin
Latin
ordinatus, ordino
Gloss
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Cognates and derived terms
- disordinate English
- disordinately English
- foreordinate English
- ordinately English
- semiordinate English
- unordinate English
- unordinately English
- ordinatus, ordino Latin