reference coordinate

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• reference frame — Physics. See frame of reference (def. 2). [1920 25] * * * or frame of reference Coordinate system that allows description of time and position of points relative to a body. The axes, or lines, emanate from a position called the origin. As a point …   Universalium

• coordinate — or co ordinate [kō ôrd′ n it, kō ôrd′ nāt΄; ] for v [., kō ôrd′ nāt΄] adj. [ML coordinatus, pp. of coordinare, to set in order, arrange < L co (var. of com ), with + ordinare, to arrange < ordo,ORDER] 1. of the same order or importance;… …   English World dictionary

• Coordinate — Co*[ o]r di*nate, n. 1. A thing of the same rank with another thing; one two or more persons or things of equal rank, authority, or importance. [1913 Webster] It has neither co[ o]rdinate nor analogon; it is absolutely one. Coleridge. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Coordinate time — In the theory of relativity, it is convenient to express results in terms of a spacetime coordinate system relative to an implied observer. In many (but not all) coordinate systems, an event is specified by one time coordinate and three spatial… …   Wikipedia

• Reference ellipsoid — In geodesy, a reference ellipsoid is a mathematically defined surface that approximates the geoid, the truer figure of the Earth, or other planetary body.Because of their relative simplicity, reference ellipsoids are used as a preferred surface… …   Wikipedia

• Coordinate system — For geographical coordinates on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates. In geometry, a coordinate system is a system which uses one or more numbers, or coordinates, to uniquely determine the position of a point or other… …   Wikipedia

• Coordinate-free — A coordinate free, or component free, treatment of a scientific theory or mathematical topic develops its ideas without reference to any particular coordinate system. Coordinate free treatments generally allow for simpler systems of equations,… …   Wikipedia

• Coordinate-measuring machine — A coordinate measuring machine (CMM) is a device for measuring the physical geometrical characteristics of an object. This machine may be manually controlled by an operator or it may be computer controlled. Measurements are defined by a probe… …   Wikipedia

• coordinate axis — noun one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system • Hypernyms: ↑axis • Hyponyms: ↑x axis, ↑y axis, ↑z axis • Part Holonyms: ↑coordinate system, ↑frame of reference, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• coordinate system — noun a system that uses coordinates to establish position • Syn: ↑frame of reference, ↑reference system, ↑reference frame • Hypernyms: ↑arrangement, ↑organization, ↑organisation, ↑system …   Useful english dictionary

• reference frame — noun a system that uses coordinates to establish position • Syn: ↑coordinate system, ↑frame of reference, ↑reference system • Hypernyms: ↑arrangement, ↑organization, ↑organisation, ↑system …   Useful english dictionary