ordinate

ˈɔːrdɪneɪt

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Conjugation

Definition of ordinate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

arrange sequentially

Rare

arrange in a sequence or order

Rare

The librarian helped to ordinate the books by genre.

order

sequence

organization

TECH.

bring components into proper coordination

TECH.

The manager will ordinate the team's efforts for the project.

align

coordinate

synchronize

religion

TECH.

ordain a priest or consecrate a bishop

TECH.

The church decided to ordinate him as a bishop.

consecrate

install

ordain

Noun

mathematics

TECH.

the y-coordinate of a point in Cartesian coordinates

TECH.

The ordinate of the point is 5.

vertical axis

TECH.

the vertical axis in a Cartesian coordinate system

TECH.

Plot the values along the ordinate.

axis

vertical line

y-axis

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Images of ordinate

the vertical axis in a Cartesian coordinate system

Expressions with ordinate

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ordinate axis

vertical axis in a graph or chart

The data points are plotted along the ordinate axis.

Origin of ordinate

Latin, ordinare (arrange)

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subnormal

mathematics

segment between ordinate and normal in geometry

subtangent

mathematics

part of axis between ordinate and tangent on a curve

Examples of ordinate in a sentence

The teacher asked the students to ordinate the events chronologically.
He will ordinate the resources for the event.
The director needs to ordinate the various departments.
They plan to ordinate several new priests this year.
The bishop will ordinate the candidates next Sunday.
In the graph, the ordinate is labeled on the vertical axis.

The ordinate value determines the height of the point on the chart.
Mark the point where the line crosses the ordinate.
The graph's ordinate showed the temperature changes.

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French:ordonner, ordonnée, ...
German:ordnen, Ordinate, ...
Italian:ordinare, ordinata, ...
Spanish:ordenar, ordenada, ...
Portuguese:ordenar, ordenada, ...
Chinese:排列, 纵坐标, ...
Japanese:順序付ける, 縦座標, ...
Arabic:رَتَّبَ, إحداثي الصادات, ...
Hebrew:לְסַדֵּר, אוֹרְדִינָטָה, ...
Russian:упорядочивать, ордината, ...
Ukrainian:упорядковувати, ордината, ...
Hindi:क्रमबद्ध करना, ऑर्डिनेट, ...
Bengali:সজ্জিত করা, অর্ডিনেট, ...
Catalan:ordenar, ordenada, ...
Czech:seřadit, ordináta, ...
Danish:ordne, ordinat, ...
Dutch:ordenen, ordinaat, ...
Greek:τακτοποιώ, τεταγμένη, ...
Hungarian:rendezni, ordináta, ...
Khmer:រៀបចំតាមលំដាប់, កូអរដោនេអ៊ី, ...
Korean:정렬하다, 세로좌표, ...
Persian:مرتب کردن, مختصات y, ...
Polish:porządkować, rzędna, ...
Portuguese (BR):ordenar, ordenada, ...
Romanian:a ordona, ordonată, ...
Swedish:ordna, ordinata, ...
Thai:จัดลำดับ, พิกัด y, ...
Turkish:düzenlemek, ordinat, ...
Vietnamese:sắp xếp, tung độ, ...

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