Monocoordinated

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Characterized by having only one coordinate or axis; involving a single dimension or direction; pertaining to a structure or system with a solitary point of reference
2. Describing a condition where coordination occurs along a single parameter; relating to arrangements based on one coordinate; indicating a framework supported by a sole coordinate measure
3. Pertaining to alignment involving just one coordinate; referring to organization or movement restricted to one coordinate plane; denoting a single-coordinate system or method

Etymology: "Monocoordinated" is a plain compound: the Greek prefix "mono-", from "mónos" meaning "alone" or "single," joined to "coordinated," the past participle of "coordinate." Its history is therefore the history of its two halves. The prefix traces back through Ancient Greek to a Proto-Hellenic form, ultimately tied to a Proto-Indo-European root for "alone" or "one," and it entered English as a productive combining form used in countless technical coinages. "Coordinated" comes from the Latin "co-" ("together") and "ordinare" ("to arrange"), a word that has long meant bringing parts into an orderly arrangement. Put the two together and "monocoordinated" describes something arranged around just one coordinate, one axis or reference point. The word is a technical formation, most at home in mathematics, engineering, and related fields, where a system is defined by a single frame of reference.

Synonyms: unicoordinated, single-coordinated

Antonyms: multicoordinated, polycoordinated