plural of ordinate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ordinate

(geometry) The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.

(transitive, uncommon) to ordain a priest, or consecrate a bishop / (transitive) to align a series of objects

arranged regularly in rows; orderly; disposed or arranged in an orderly or regular fashion.

(mathematics, of a number) Indicating position in a sequence. / (taxonomy) Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of order. / (nautical) Intercardinal.

An ordinal number such as first, second and third. / 2005, F. M. Wheelock, Wheelock’s Latin, 6th edition, revised, page 97:

(US) A local law, passed by e.g. a city. / (England) Prior to the Third English Civil War, a decree of Parliament.

The act of ordaining or the state of being ordained. / (Christianity) The ceremony in which a priest is consecrated, considered a sacrament in the Catholic and Orthodox churches.

plural of ordinance