Coordination

//kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect. uncountable, usually

    "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. 2
    the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation wordnet
  3. 3
    The resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization. uncountable, usually

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

  4. 4
    being of coordinate importance, rank, or degree wordnet
  5. 5
    The ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully. uncountable, usually

    "I’m terrible at sports; I have no coordination."

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  1. 6
    the skillful and effective interaction of movements wordnet
  2. 7
    The state of being equal in rank or power. uncountable, usually

    "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."

  3. 8
    the grammatical relation of two constituents having the same grammatical form wordnet
  4. 9
    An equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses, for example, using and, or, or but. uncountable, usually

    "There’s a wealth of other complex facts about coordination that could be explored […] coordinations with but are limited to two coordinates […]; yet coordinations with and or with or can have any number of coordinates, with the coordinator preceding just the last one […] or repeated before all except the first […]"

  5. 10
    The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound. uncountable, usually

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"The information presented in Kelly's paper on color coordination is seen to be of use in building up an alternative theory."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

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