English Explanatory Dictionary

coordination

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.
  2. The resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization.
  3. The ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully.
  4. The state of being equal in rank or power.
  5. An equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses, for example, using and, or, or but.
  6. The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound.

Pronunciation

/kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coordination.wav /koʊˌoɹdɪˈneɪʃən/ /kəʉˌoːdɪˈnæɪʃən/ /kɐʉˌoːdəˈnæɪʃən/

Word forms

coordination coordinations co-ordination coördination

Etymology

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

Synonyms

coordinateness

Antonyms

incoordination subordination

Related words

coordinated uncoordinated coordinator coordinating conjunction

Derived words

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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