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English
Alternative forms
co-ordination, coördination
Pronunciation
(Canada) IPA|/ko���rdɪ�neɪ��n/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n
Etymology
From LL. coordinationem (nominative of coordinatio), from L. coordinare.
Noun
en-noun
- the act of coordinate|coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.
#*1919: Robert W. Chambers, In Secret
#*:Then there's the State Service and the police and several other services. And there is no proper co-ordination, no single head for all these agencies.
- the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization
#*1900: Irving Bacheller, Eben Holden, A Tale of the North Country
#*:We stood dodging each other a moment with that unfortunate co-ordination of purpose men sometimes encounter when passing each other.
- the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully.
#*:I'm terrible at sports -- I have no coordination.
- context|possibly archaic the state of being equal in rank or power.
#*c. 1833: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
#*:There are two possible modes of unity in a State; one by absolute coordination of each to all, and of all to each; the other by subordination of classes and offices.
- grammar an equal joining together two or more phrases or clauses, for example, using and, or, or but.
#chemistry The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound
Related terms
coordinated, uncoordinated
coordination compound
coordination number
colour coordination, color coordination
hand-eye coordination
Antonyms
subordination
Translations
Dansk: koordination
Español: coordinación
French: coordination
German: Koordination
Hebrew: ת���� (ti'um) m
Italian: coordinazione f
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