coordinates Definition

any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space

any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum

one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another

to put in the same order or rank

to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize

to attach so as to form a coordination complex

either of two coordinates that locate a point on a plane and measure its distance from either of two intersecting straight-line axes along a line parallel to the other axis

any of three coordinates that locate a point in space and measure its distance from any of three intersecting coordinate planes measured parallel to that one of three straight-line axes that is the intersection of the other two planes

any of the coordinates in space obtained by constructing in a plane a polar coordinate system and on a line perpendicular to the plane a linear coordinate system

either of two numbers that locate a point in a plane by its distance from a fixed point on a line and the angle this line makes with a fixed line

a Cartesian coordinate of a Cartesian coordinate system whose straight-line axes or coordinate planes are perpendicular

one of three coordinates that are used to locate a point in space and that comprise the radius of the sphere on which the point lies in a system of concentric spheres, the angle formed by the point, the center, and a given axis of the sphere, and the angle between the plane of the first angle and a reference plane through the given axis of the sphere

a coordinate whose value is determined by measuring parallel to an x-axis; specifically : abscissa

a coordinate whose value is determined by measuring parallel to a y-axis; specifically : ordinate

a coordinate whose value is determined by measuring parallel to a z-axis