1. the vertical coordinate in a system of coordinates; the y-coordinate
Usage: mathematics

1. arranged in rows or ranks; properly ordered
Usage: formal

Examples

• The ordinate of point P is 5 on the graph.
• To plot the point, find the abscissa first, then the ordinate.
• The ordinate axis runs vertically on the coordinate plane.
• The soldiers stood in ordinate formation.
• The books were arranged in ordinate rows on the shelf.
• Her ordinate approach to the project impressed everyone.