ordinates
noun/ˈɔrdɪnɪts/
Frequency rank: #18,711 most common English word
Meaning
the y-coordinates of points on a graph, measured along the vertical axis.
Example sentence
The graph plots temperature against time, with the ordinates representing the vertical axis values.
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