ordinate

名词 ordinate:

1. the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis

动词 ordinate:

1. appoint to a clerical posts
   同义词：ordain, consecrate, order
2. bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation
   同义词：align, coordinate

or.di.nate

adj.（形容词）
Arranged in regular rows, as the spots on the wings of an insect.
按行排列的：按规则的行排列的，如昆虫翅膀上的斑点的排列
n.（名词）
Symbol y Mathematics The plane Cartesian coordinate representing the distance from a specified point to thex -axis, measured parallel to the y -axis.
符号 y 【数学】 纵坐标：平面笛卡尔坐标系中代表某一定点到X 轴的距离，以平行于 Y 轴的方法来度量

来源：
Middle English [properly ordered]
中古英语 [正常排序的]
from Latin ôrdin3tus [past participle of] ôrdin3re [to set in order]
源自 拉丁语 ôrdin3tus [] ôrdin3re的过去分词 [排列成序]
from ôrdô ôrdin- [order] * see ar-
源自 ôrdô ôrdin- [顺序] *参见 ar-