Definition of Ordinate

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vertical axis on a mathematical graph; arbiter
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Ordinate Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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ADV
in order/regular formation; in an orderly manner| methodically
Ordinate Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(v. t.)
To appoint, to regulate; to harmonize.
  
(n.)
The distance of any point in a curve or a straight line, measured on a line called the axis of ordinates or on a line parallel to it, from another line called the axis of abscissas, on which the corresponding abscissa of the point is measured.
  
(a.)
Well-ordered; orderly; regular; methodical.
  
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ordinate
\or"di*nate\ (?), a. [l. ordinatus, p. p. of ordinare. see ordain.] well-ordered; orderly; regular; methodical. "a life blissful and ordinate."
ordinate
figure (math.), a figure whose sides and angles are equal; a regular figure.
ordinate
\or"di*nate\, n. (geom.) the distance of any point in a curve or a straight line, measured on a line called the axis of ordinates or on a line parallel to it, from another line called the axis of abscissas, on which the corresponding abscissa of the point is measured.
note: the ordinate and abscissa, taken together, are called co?rdinates, and define the position of the point with reference to the two axes named, the intersection of which is called the origin of co?rdinates. see coordinate.
ordinate
\or"di*nate\ (?), v. t. to appoint, to regulate; to harmonize. hall.


  similar words(3) 



 ordinate figure 
 applicate ordinate 
 co-ordinate 
Anagram
    rationed
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
(hypernym) cartesian coordinate

Verb
1. appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
(synonym) ordain, consecrate, order
(hypernym) invest, vest, enthrone
2. bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts"
(synonym) align, coordinate
(hypernym) adjust, set, correct
(hyponym) misalign
Ordinate Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
In mathematics, ordinate refers to that element of an ordered pair which is plotted on the vertical axis of a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, as opposed to the abscissa. The ordinate is the second of the two terms (often labeled x and y) which define the location of a point in such a coordinate system.

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Ordinate Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
Environmental Engineering (English ver.)
(Mathematics) The plane Cartesian coordinate representing the distance from a specified point to the x-axis (Abscissa), measured parallel to the y-axis.