Added 10 October 2026
ordinate
/ˈɔː(ɹ)dɪnət/ noun
Latin root: ōrdinātus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ordinate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The value of a coordinate on the vertical axis.
verb
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Appoint to a clerical posts.
he was ordained in the Church
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Bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation.
align the wheels of my car
Origin
Partly inherited from Middle English ordinat(e) (adjective and participle), partly directly borrowed from Latin ōrdinātus, perfect passive participle of ōrdinō, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Doublet of ordain. Sense 5 of the verb is from a back-formation from ordination.
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