coordination
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
the act of making different people, groups, or parts work together to achieve a goal.
the organized integration of diverse elements or participants into a harmonious or efficient relationship.
Simple“The project failed because there was no coordination between the different departments.”
In context“Effective disaster relief requires seamless coordination between international NGOs, local government agencies, and military logistics teams.”
UsageOften used with the preposition 'between' or 'of'.
SynonymsAntonymsdisorganizationchaos - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
the ability to move different parts of your body together smoothly and accurately.
the ability to use different parts of the body together smoothly and efficiently, often involving sensory feedback.
Simple“Playing video games can actually help improve your hand-eye coordination.”
In context“The gymnast displayed incredible coordination, executing a complex series of flips and landings with perfect precision.”
UsageCommonly modified by adjectives like 'hand-eye' or 'physical'.
- 03 C1 Advanced
joining two equal parts of a sentence using words like 'and', 'but', or 'or'.
the grammatical joining of two or more words, phrases, or clauses of equal rank, typically using a coordinating conjunction.
Simple“In the sentence 'I like tea and he likes coffee', the two parts are joined by coordination.”
In context“The author's heavy use of coordination rather than subordination gives the prose a rhythmic, almost biblical quality.”
UsageContrasted with 'subordination' in linguistic analysis.
Teacher's tipThis is a technical term for teachers; students usually just learn the word 'conjunctions'.
SynonymsAntonymssubordination - 04 C2 Proficiency
the way a central metal atom bonds with other molecules around it.
the formation of a complex in which a central metal atom or ion is surrounded by a set of bonded molecules or ions called ligands.
Simple“The scientist studied the coordination of the metal ions in the new liquid.”
In context“The coordination number of the central cobalt atom determines the specific geometric shape of the resulting molecular complex.”
UsageOften appears in the phrase 'coordination compound' or 'coordination number'.
Synonymscomplexationbonding
Usage coordination office · coordination with national
“He said the military remains responsible for the occupied West Bank under the existing system, while coordination between the army and police already takes place.”
“Although many families in rural Afghanistan struggle to secure food and water, the UN’s aid coordination office spokesperson Olga Cherevko said on Thursday that the chief concern is the continuing ban on girls’ education.”
From Middle French coordination, from Late Latin coōrdinātiōnem (accusative of coōrdinātiō), from con- + ōrdinātiō. Morphologically coordinate + -ion.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.