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Coordination

/koʊˌɔɹdɪˈneɪʃən/

The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.

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noun
  1. 1

    The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.

  2. 2

    The resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization.

  3. 3

    The ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully.

    "I'm terrible at sports; I have no coordination."

  4. 4

    (possibly archaic) the state of being equal in rank or power.

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incoordinationnoun(chiefly physiology) Lack of coordination, especially in terms of muscle control.

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concertedPerformed through a concert of effort; done by agreement or in combination.
concertnoun(countable) A musical performance, usually public, in which several performers or instruments take part.
coordinatedOrganized, working together, cooperating
coordinativeOf or pertaining to coordination
coordinatingnounThat coordinates
collaborativenoun(management) An organized group of people or entities who collaborate towards a particular goal
co-ordinationnounAlternative spelling of coordination. [The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.]
cooperativenounA type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.
collaborationnoun(uncountable) The act of collaborating.
cohesionnounState of cohering, or of working together.
co-operationnounAlternative spelling of cooperation. [(usually uncountable) The act of cooperating.]
co-ordinatenounAlternative spelling of coordinate. [(mathematics, cartography, astronomy, geography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.]
cooperationnoun(usually uncountable) The act of cooperating.
co-ordinatornounAlternative form of coordinator. [One who, or that which, coordinates.]
interactionnounA conversation or exchange between people.
interrelationnounMutual or reciprocal relation.
conjunctionnoun(grammar) A word used to join other words, phrases, or clauses together into sentences. (The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related semantically.)
integrationnounThe act or process of making whole or entire.
liaisonnounCommunication between two parties or groups.
coordinatenoun(mathematics, cartography, astronomy, geography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.

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