ordinates

noun/ˈɔrdɪnɪts/

Frequency rank: #18,711 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

the y-coordinates of points on a graph, measured along the vertical axis.

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Example sentence

The graph plots temperature against time, with the ordinates representing the vertical axis values.

Synonyms & related words

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