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1. (n.) ordinate
(in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
Etymology: (1670–80; extracted from NL (līnea) ōrdinātē (applicāta) (line applied) in order; ōrdinātē (adv.), der. of L
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1. (verb) ordinate
the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
2. (verb) ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order
appoint to a clerical posts
"he was ordained in the Church"
3. (verb) align, ordinate, coordinate
bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation
"align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts"
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. ordinate
In a system of plane co-ordinates (see Co-ordinates), the distance of any point from the axis of abscissas measured parallel to the axis of ordinates.
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