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coordination

noun
/kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/UK/koʊˌoɹdɪˈneɪʃən/CA/kəʉˌoːdɪˈnæɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French coordination, from Late Latin coōrdinātiōnem (accusative of coōrdinātiō), from con- + ōrdinātiō. Morphologically coordinate + -ion.

  1. derived from coōrdinātiōnem
  2. derived from coordination

Definitions

  1. The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or…

    The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.

    • 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.

  2. The resulting state of working together

    The resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization.

    • We stood dodging each other a moment with that unfortunate co-ordination of purpose men sometimes encounter when passing each other.

  3. The ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully.

    • I’m terrible at sports; I have no coordination.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. The state of being equal in rank or power.

      • There are two possible modes of unity in a State; one by absolute co-ordination of each to all, and of all to each; the other by subordination of classes and offices.

    2. An equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses, for example, using and, or,…

      An equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses, for example, using and, or, or but.

    3. The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound.

The neighborhood

Derived

colour coordination, color coordination, coordination chemistry, coordination complex, coordination compound, coordination number, discoordination, dyscoordination, eye-hand coordination, hand-eye coordination, heterocoordination, hexacoordination, hypercoordination, microcoordination, miscoordination, multicoordination, overcoordination, pentacoordination, postcoordination, precoordination, pseudo-coordination, recoordination, uncoordination, undercoordination

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA