How to pronounce ordinate
American English pronunciation
OR-dih-nit
- IPA
- /ˈɔɹdɪnɪt/
- Syllables
- OR · dih · nit (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What ordinate means
A point's up-and-down position on a graph
In a sentence: The dot sat high on the graph because its ordinate was 9.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning set in order.
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