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Meaning of ordinate axis

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

ordinate

Pronunciation:/ˈɔːdənət//ˈɔːɹ.dənɪt/

noun

Definitions

  1. The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.

  2. The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.

verb

Definitions

  1. To ordain a priest, or consecrate a bishop

  2. To align a series of objects

adjective

Definitions

  1. Arranged regularly in rows; orderly; disposed or arranged in an orderly or regular fashion.