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

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