柯林斯詞典ordinate /???d?n?t/ 1. N the vertical or y-coordinate of a point in a two-dimensional system of Cartesian coordinates 縱坐標(biāo)→compare abscissa 返回 ordinate劍橋詞典the second number in a pair ; a number on a Y-axis that shows the coordinate (= the place along that line ) of a point 縱坐標(biāo) 返回 ordinate