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co·or·di·na·tion
(kō-ôr′dn-ā′shən)n.
1.
a. The act of coordinating.
b. The state of being coordinate; harmonious adjustment or interaction.
2. Physiology Harmonious functioning of muscles or groups of muscles in the execution of movements.
3. Grammar The linking of two syntactically equal units, as by a coordinate conjunction.
[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; see ar- in Indo-European roots).]
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coordination
(kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən) orco-ordination
n
balanced and effective interaction of movement, actions, etc
[C17: from Late Latin coordinātiō, from Latin ordinātiō an arranging; see ordinate]
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co•or•di•na•tion
or co-or•di•na•tion
(koʊˌɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən)n.
1. the act or state of coordinating or of being coordinated.
2. proper order or relationship.
3. harmonious combination or interaction, as of functions or parts.
[1595–1605; < Late Latin]
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| Noun | 1. |  coordination - the skillful and effective interaction of movementsskillfulness - the state of being cognitively skillful incoordination - a lack of coordination of movements |
| 2. | coordination - the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation timing - the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics) synchronisation, synchronization, synchronizing - coordinating by causing to indicate the same time; "the synchronization of their watches was an important preliminary" proration - the proportional limitation of production or distribution of something (e.g. crude oil or natural gas) to some fractional part of the total capacity of each producer | |
| 3. | coordination - the grammatical relation of two constituents having the same grammatical form grammatical relation - a linguistic relation established by grammar | |
| 4. | coordination - being of coordinate importance, rank, or degree categorisation, categorization, sorting, classification - the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories |
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Translations
koordinointiyhteensovittaminen
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coordination
n → Koordination f, → Koordinierung f; in coordination with → in Abstimmung mit; to have little or no coordination → eine Koordinationsstörung haben
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co·or·di·na·tion
n. coordinación;
lack of ___ → falta de ___.
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coordination
n coordinación fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.