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COORDINATE

Irregular inflected forms: co-ordinate    , co-ordinated    , co-ordinates    , co-ordinating   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A number that identifies a position relative to an axis

Synonyms:

co-ordinate; coordinate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("coordinate" is a kind of...):

number (a concept of quantity involving zero and units)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coordinate"):

Cartesian coordinate (one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes)

polar coordinate (either of two values that locate a point on a plane by its distance from a fixed pole and its angle from a fixed line passing through the pole)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of equal importance, rank, or degree

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

equal (having the same quantity, value, or measure as another)

Derivation:

coordination (being of coordinate importance, rank, or degree)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bring order and organization to

Example:

Can you help me organize my files?

Synonyms:

coordinate; organise; organize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "coordinate" is one way to...):

arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "coordinate"):

structure (give a structure to)

interlock; mesh (coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

co-ordinator; coordinator (someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation

Example:

ordinate similar parts

Synonyms:

align; coordinate; ordinate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "coordinate" is one way to...):

adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "coordinate"):

misalign (align imperfectly or badly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

coordination (the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Bring into common action, movement, or condition

Example:

coordinate our efforts

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "coordinate" is one way to...):

care; deal; handle; manage (be in charge of, act on, or dispose of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

co-ordinator (someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously)

coordination (the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation)

coordination (the skillful and effective interaction of movements)

coordinator (someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Be co-ordinated

Example:

These activities coordinate well

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "coordinate" is one way to...):

accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

coordination (the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation)

coordination (the skillful and effective interaction of movements)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A biologic function or process involving coordinated groups or populations of single cell types, mixed cell types, or tissues.

(Multicellular Process, NCI Thesaurus)

The Network will consist of a Headquarters office that coordinates operations, a Biostatistics and Data Management Center (BDMC), and a number of participating institutions in which the studies are performed.

(Cooperative Trial in Diagnostic Imaging, NCI Thesaurus)

Several different cell types coordinate their efforts as part of the immune system, including B cells, T cells, macrophages, neutrophils, basophils and eosinophils.

(Cytokine Network Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

This process is involved in regulating active populations of specific immune cell types, as well as coordinating systemic responses to pathogenic infection.

(Cytokine Signaling Process, NCI Thesaurus)

The administrative office designated by a study coordinating center to receive expedited adverse event reports from the participating sites and then process, review, and submit those expedited reports to the sponsor.

(Central Office, NCI Thesaurus)

Cell Surface Extension is a coordinated cellular process involving the cell membrane, cytoskeleton, subcortical elements, and other subcellular structures that generates a localized outgrowth of a cell.

(Cell Surface Extension, NCI Thesaurus)

Furthermore cell-cell adhesions are important for brain morphology and highly coordinated brain functions such as memory and learning.

(Cell Adhesion Molecule Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

Cell growth regulation controls the rate, or the mechanism, of complex coordinated cellular phenomena that promote cell metabolism, cell growth, and cell division.

(Cell Growth Regulation, NCI Thesaurus)

The regulation of the localization and activity of signaling factors creates coordinated pathways linking extracellular signals and cellular migration.

(Cell Migration Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The mission's team has been trying to coordinate cloud observations with NASA's InSight lander, located about 373 miles (600 kilometers) away, which recently took its own cloud images.

(Curiosity Mars Rover Finds a Clay Cache, NASA)