coordination
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən//
- Canada//koʊˌoɹdɪˈneɪʃən//
- Australia//kəʉˌoːdɪˈnæɪʃən//
- New Zealand//kɐʉˌoːdəˈnæɪʃən//
The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.
noun
- 1
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; 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
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.
- 5
An equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses, for example, using and, or, or but.
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 […]
- 6
The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound.
Etymology
From Middle French coordination, from Late Latin coōrdinātiōnem (accusative of coōrdinātiō), from con- + ōrdinātiō. Morphologically coordinate + -ion.
Forms
- plural
- coordinations
coordination · The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.
coordinator · One who, or that which, coordinates. An assistant coach…cop · To obtain, to purchase (items including but not limited to…cope · To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.