coordination

CEFRC1

/kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The organization of people or activities so they work together.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • The aim was to improve the coordination of services.

  • Tom's a natural when it comes to games involving hand-eye coordination.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /kəʉˌoːdɪˈnæɪʃən/
  • /koʊˌoɹdɪˈneɪʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization.

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

  3. The state of being equal in rank or power.

More examples

In context

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

  • Coordination is extremely valuable.

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

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Origin

noun

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