Plural of ordinate
regular plural
The plural of ordinate is ordinates.
Forms of ordinate
| Singular | ordinate /ˈɔː(ɹ)dɪnət/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | ordinates |
| Countable | countable |
Ordinates in a sentence
- A semicubical parabola is a curve in which the ordinates are proportional to the square roots of the cubes of the abscissas.From the entry semicubical
Meaning of ordinate
- noun The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
- noun The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.
- verb To align a series of objects.
Questions about the plural of ordinate
- What is the plural of ordinate?
- The plural of ordinate is ordinates.
- Is ordinate countable?
- Ordinate is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ordinate (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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