Coordination Definition
kō-ôrdn-āshən
noun
A coordinating or being coordinated.
Webster's New World
The state or relation of being coordinate; harmonious adjustment or action; specif., the harmonious action of muscles in producing complex movements and tasks.
Webster's New World
Harmonious functioning of muscles or groups of muscles in the execution of movements.
American Heritage Medicine
The linking of two syntactically equal units, as by a coordinate conjunction.
American Heritage
The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.
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Other Word Forms of Coordination
Noun
Singular:
coordination
Plural:
coordinationsOrigin of Coordination
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French from Medieval Latin coōrdinātiō coōrdinātiōn- co- co- Latin ōrdinātiō arrangement (from ōrdinātus) (past participle of ōrdināre to arrange in order) (from ōrdō ōrdin- order ar- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French coordination, from Late Latin coordinationem (nominative of coordinatio), from Latin coordinare.
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