coordinate

adj

1. (not-comparable)Of the same rank; equal.

   “two coordinate terms”

   “whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many co-ordinate powers presiding over each country”

noun

1. A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.

   “Give me your coordinates and we'll come and rescue you.”

   “What makes Doveland so fascinating is that there are no records of a town with such a name, the town was not renamed or altered its zoning, and there is no map of the state that includes the coordinates of a town called Doveland, Wisconsin. Yet people claim they remember the town, had friends or relatives who lived there, have visited it, and a few folks have souvenirs to prove they have been to Doveland.”

2. Something that is equal to another thing.

   “These are coordinates; because each, in the sphere of its powers, is equal to, and independent of the others; and because the three united make the government.”

3. (humorous, in-plural)Coordinated clothes.

verb

1. (transitive)To place in the same order or rank.
2. (ambitransitive)To synchronize (activities).

   “It can be difficult to coordinate movement of both legs after an operation.”

   “I was playing tennis for the first time, and it was difficult to coordinate.”

3. (ambitransitive)To match (objects, especially clothes).

   “The outfit you're wearing doesn't coordinate.”

   “As a fashion editor, I pay obsessive attention to my appearance. Even when I pretend to look insouciant, each look has been painfully considered. The right earrings, coordinating shoes, the careful symmetry of a well-balanced look — these are things that please me. The gym has crushed my sartorial ambitions.”