Definition of Ordinate
Or´di`nate
a.
1.
Well-ordered
;
orderly
;
regular
;
methodical
.
Ordinate figure
(Math.)
a
figure
whose
sides
and
angles
are
equal
;
a
regular
figure
.
n.
1.
(Geom.)
The
distance
of
any
point
in
a
curve
or
a
straight
line
,
measured
on
a
line
called
the
axis of ordinates
or
on
a
line
parallel
to
it
,
from
another
line
called
the
axis of abscissas
,
on
which
the
corresponding
abscissa
of
the
point
is
measured
.
v. t.
1.
To
appoint
,
to
regulate
;
to
harmonize
.
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