COORDINATE SYSTEM
(noun)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Coordinate System.
Coordinate System - as a noun
A system that uses coordinates to establish position
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
frame of referencereference framereference systemHypernyms (Closely Related)
arrangementorganisationorganizationsystemHyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"A Cartesian coordinate system uses a pair of numerical coordinates to locate a point in a plane."
"The polar coordinate system represents a point in a plane by its distance from a fixed point and its angle from a fixed direction."
"A three-dimensional coordinate system is used to locate a point in space using three numerical coordinates."
"In a geographic coordinate system, a point on the Earth's surface is identified using latitude and longitude coordinates."
"Scientists often use a spherical coordinate system to specify a point in space by its distance from the origin, inclination angle, and azimuth angle."
