1. (a.) Well-ordered; orderly; regular; methodical.

2. (n.) The distance of any point in a curve or a straight line, measured on a line called the axis of ordinates or on a line parallel to it, from another line called the axis of abscissas, on which the corresponding abscissa of the point is measured.

3. (v. t.) To appoint, to regulate; to harmonize.

Cartesian coordinates abscissa apex azimuth ceiling clearance coordinates cylindrical coordinates declination elevation eminence equator coordinates exaltation hauteur height heighth highness latitude loftiness longitude ordinate peak perpendicular distance polar coordinates prominence right ascension stature sublimity summit tallness toploftiness