Definitions for: Ordinate

[n] the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
[v] bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts"
[v] appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"

Webster (1913) Definition: Or"di*nate, a. [L. ordinatus, p. p. of ordinare. See
Ordain.]
Well-ordered; orderly; regular; methodical. ``A life blissful
and ordinate.'' --Chaucer.

Ordinate figure (Math.), a figure whose sides and angles
are equal; a regular figure.

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["o]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["o]rdinates. See
Coordinate.

Or"di*nate, v. t.
To appoint, to regulate; to harmonize. --Bp. Hall.

Synonyms: align, consecrate, coordinate, ordain, order

See Also: adjust, cartesian coordinate, enthrone, invest, set, vest

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