ordinate
[or´dĭ-nat] the vertical line in a graph along which is plotted one of the variables considered in the study, as temperature in a time-temperature study. The other line is called the
abscissa.
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or·di·nate
(ōr'di-nāt), In a plane cartesian coordinate system, the vertical axis (
y). Compare:
abscissa.
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or·di·nate
(ōr'di-năt) In a cartesian plane coordinate system, the vertical axis (y).
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