coordination

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

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

   Then there's the State Service and the police and several other services. And there is no proper co-ordination, no single head for all these agencies.

2. 2
   noun

   The resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization.

   We stood dodging each other a moment with that unfortunate co-ordination of purpose men sometimes encounter when passing each other.

3. 3
   noun

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

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

4. 4
   noun

   The state of being equal in rank or power.

   There are two possible modes of unity in a State; one by absolute co-ordination of each to all, and of all to each; the other by subordination of classes and offices.

5. 5
   noun

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

   There’s a wealth of other complex facts about coordination that could be explored […] coordinations with but are limited to two coordinates […]; yet coordinations with and or with or can have any number of coordinates, with the coordinator preceding just the last one […] or repeated before all except the first […]

6. 6
   noun

   the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation

7. 7
   noun

   being of coordinate importance, rank, or degree

8. 8
   noun

   the skillful and effective interaction of movements

Etymology

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