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coordinate term

coordinate term noun: a term (word or noun phrase) that shares a hypernym (or hypernymic noun phrase) with another: that is, one that names another type (kind) within the same class.

Noun

coordinate term (plural coordinate terms)

  1. A term (word or noun phrase) that shares a hypernym (or hypernymic noun phrase) with another: that is, one that names another type (kind) within the same class.
    • The words oak, maple, spruce, and linden are coordinate terms beneath the hypernym of tree.
    • The terms HDA, LAMP, MDA, NASBA, RPA, SDA, and TMA are coordinate terms beneath the hypernymic term isothermal nucleic acid amplification test.

Synonyms of coordinate term

Forms of coordinate term

pluralcoordinate terms

Questions about coordinate term

What does coordinate term mean?
Coordinate term means a term (word or noun phrase) that shares a hypernym (or hypernymic noun phrase) with another: that is, one that names another type (kind) within the same class.
What part of speech is coordinate term?
Coordinate term is a noun.
What is the plural of coordinate term?
The plural of coordinate term is coordinate terms.

Words near coordinate term in the dictionary

  1. coordinate maps
  2. coordinate plane
  3. coordinate planes
  4. coordinate system
  5. coordinate systems
  6. coordinate term
  7. coordinate terms
  8. coordinate time
  9. coordinated
  10. coordinated complex
  11. coordinated complexes

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