coordinates

/ -ˌneɪts, kəʊˈɔːdɪnɪts /

plural noun

1. clothes of matching or harmonious colours and design, suitable for wearing together Compare separates

coordinates

1. A set of numbers, or a single number, that locates a point on a line, on a plane, or in space. If the point is known to be on a given line, only one number is needed to locate it. If the point is known to be on a given plane, two numbers are needed. If the point is known to be located in space, three numbers are needed.

Example Sentences

Scratched into the booth’s metal frame are its longitude and latitude coordinates.

From Los Angeles Times

The exact coordinates of this backwater are a bit hazy, but Storyteller 2 helpfully pinpoints the locale as “a place where being from somewhere is who you are.”

From Los Angeles Times

He radioed the coordinates to the Border Patrol team.

From Los Angeles Times

The IDF said it had checked the coordinates and were not aware of a strike.

From BBC

It said that it could "better address your query if you were able to provide coordinates" for the location of the incident.

From BBC

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