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Definition of "ordinate" []

  • Arranged in regular rows, as the spots on the wings of an insect. (adjective)
  • The plane Cartesian coordinate representing the distance from a specified point to the x-axis, measured parallel to the y-axis. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ordinate" in a sentence
  • "The reciprocal of the ordinate, that is, 1/y0, is de fi ned as the cosecant of the angle."
  • "(Art. 98.) the limit - ing ratio of sr: st being a ratio of equality, the second fluxions of the ordinates are equal (Art. 96.); hence, the second fluxion of the ordinate is the same, whether we regard the curve or circle."
  • "[31] Pepwell gives the modern equivalent, "ordinate" and"