Standard Lemma guide

coordination

noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /koʊˌoɹdɪˈneɪʃən/
  • Australian: /kəʉˌoːdɪˈnæɪʃən/
  • New-Zealand: /kɐʉˌoːdəˈnæɪʃən/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: K OW0 AO2 R D AH0 N EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • I’m terrible at sports; I have no coordination.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The state of being equal in rank or power.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coordinateness

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

An equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses, for example, using and, or, or but.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: timing

Narrower terms: synchronization, synchronisation, synchronizing, proration

8

noun

Meaning 8

being of coordinate importance, rank, or degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: classification, categorization, categorisation, sorting

9

noun

Meaning 9

the skillful and effective interaction of movements

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: incoordination

Broader terms: skillfulness

10

noun

Meaning 10

the grammatical relation of two constituents having the same grammatical form

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grammatical relation

History

Etymology

From Middle French coordination, from Late Latin coōrdinātiōnem (accusative of coōrdinātiō), from con- + ōrdinātiō. Morphologically coordinate + -ion.

Across languages

Translations

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: həmrəylik — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Belarusian: узгадне́нне (uzhadnjénnje) — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Belarusian: пагаджэ́нне (pahadžénnje) — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Belarusian: каардына́цыя (kaardynácyja) — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Belarusian: сула́ддзе (suláddzje) — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Bulgarian: координа́ция (koordinácija) — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Catalan: coordinació — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Czech: koordinace — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Danish: koordination — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Finnish: yhteensovittaminen — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Finnish: koordinointi — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • French: coordination — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • German: Koordination — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • German: Koordinierung — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Hebrew: תיאום (ti'um) — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Hindi: समन्वय (samanvay) — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Hindi: सामंजस्य (sāmañjasya) — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Italian: coordinazione — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Norwegian Bokmål: koordinasjon — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Norwegian Bokmål: samordning — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: koordinasjon — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: samordning — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Occitan: coordinacion — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Polish: koordynacja — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Portuguese: coordenação — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Romanian: coordonare — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Russian: согласова́ние (soglasovánije) — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Russian: координа́ция (koordinácija) — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Scottish Gaelic: co-òrdachadh — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Serbo-Croatian: koordiniranje — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Spanish: coordinación — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Swedish: koordinering — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Swedish: samordning — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Turkish: dayanışma — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Turkmen: raaýdaşlyk — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Ukrainian: пого́дження (pohódžennja) — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Ukrainian: узго́дження (uzhódžennja) — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Ukrainian: координа́ція (koordynácija) — the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect
  • Bulgarian: съгласу́ване (sǎglasúvane) — the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization
  • Catalan: coordinació — the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization
  • Hindi: समन्वय (samanvay) — the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization
  • Hindi: सामंजस्य (sāmañjasya) — the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization
  • Kazakh: үйлестіру (üilestıru) — the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization
  • Romanian: coordonare — the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization
  • Russian: согласова́ние (soglasovánije) — the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization
  • Russian: координа́ция (koordinácija) — the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization
  • Scottish Gaelic: co-òrdachadh — the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization
  • Serbo-Croatian: koordiniranost — the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization
  • Spanish: coordinación — the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization
  • Catalan: coordinació — the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully
  • Chinese Mandarin: 協調動作的能力 /协调动作的能力 — the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully
  • Finnish: koordinaatio — the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully
  • Hindi: तालमेल (tālmel) — the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully
  • Hindi: समन्वय (samanvay) — the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully
  • Polish: koordynacja — the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully
  • Portuguese: coordenação — the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully
  • Romanian: coordonare — the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully
  • Russian: координа́ция (koordinácija) — the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully
  • Spanish: coordinación — the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully
  • Swedish: koordination — the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully
  • Bulgarian: равносто́йност (ravnostójnost) — the state of being equal in rank or power
  • Serbo-Croatian: ravnopravnost — the state of being equal in rank or power
  • Portuguese: coordenação — an equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses
  • Romanian: coordonare — an equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses
  • Spanish: coordinación — an equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses
  • Swedish: samordning — an equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses
  • Catalan: coordinació — The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound
  • French: coordination — The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound
  • Italian: coordinazione — The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound
  • Portuguese: coordenação — The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound
  • Spanish: coordinación — The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound
Real reading context

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