ordinate

Meanings

Noun

• The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
• The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.

Verb

• to ordain a priest, or consecrate a bishop
• to align a series of objects

Adjective

• arranged regularly in rows; orderly; disposed or arranged in an orderly or regular fashion.

Related

Broader meaning words

• coordinate
• axis

Origin

• Borrowed from Latin ordino. ordain.