coordinate

or co-ordinate

(kō-ôrˈdn-ātˌ, -ĭt)

1. One that is equal in importance, rank, or degree.
2. coordinates A set of articles, as of clothing or luggage, designed to match or complement one other, as in style or color.
3. Mathematics Any of a set of two or more numbers used to determine the position of a point, line, curve, or plane in a space of a given dimension with respect to a system of lines or other fixed references.
4. Of or relating to a university in which men and women are taught by the same faculty but in single-sex classes or on single-sex campuses.
5. coordinates Informal Directions: Give me some coordinates so I can find my way.

1. Of equal importance, rank, or degree: coordinate offices of a business.
2. Of or involving coordination.
3. Of or based on a system of coordinates.
4. Grammar Having equal syntactic status: coordinate phrases.

1. To place in the same order, class, or rank.
2. To harmonize in a common action or effort: coordinating the moving parts of a machine; coordinate the colors of a design.

1. To be coordinate: The generators coordinate so that one is always running.
2. To work together harmoniously: a nursing staff that coordinates smoothly.
3. To form a pleasing combination; match: shoes that coordinate with the rest of the outfit.
4. Grammar To link (syntactically equivalent units) together.

Related Forms:

• co·orˈdi·nate·ly (-ĭt-lē) adverb

• co·orˈdi·nate·ness (-ĭt-nĭs) noun

• co·orˈdi·naˌtive adjective

• co·orˈdi·naˌtor noun