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COORDINATED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being dexterous in the use of more than one set of muscle movements
Example:
she was usually good with her hands and well coordinated
Synonyms:
co-ordinated; coordinated
Classified under:
Similar:
adroit (quick or skillful or adept in action or thought)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Operating as a unit
Example:
a coordinated program
Synonyms:
co-ordinated; coordinated; interconnected; unified
Classified under:
Similar:
integrated (formed into a whole or introduced into another entity)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Intentionally matched
Example:
curtains and walls were color coordinated
Synonyms:
co-ordinated; coordinated; matching
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
matched (going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb coordinate
Context examples:
Dinets said the snakes coordinated their positions in such a way that they formed a wall across the entrance.
(Snakes Hunt in Groups, Study Suggests, VOA)
The coordinated transcriptional control of proliferation in specific developmental cell types is crucial in multiple developmental settings.
(Pitx2 Transcription Regulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
This encounter with TC4 is being used by asteroid trackers around the world to test their ability to operate as a coordinated international asteroid warning network.
(Asteroid Tracking Network Observes Close Approach, NASA)
The team’s findings suggested that the coordinated ripples between the MTL and the neocortex may be an important part of that process.
(Our brains may ripple before remembering, National Institutes of Health)
Few cases present repeated and coordinated movements.
(Some plants are capable of ‘rubbing’ themselves for hours in order to achieve self fertilization, University of Granada)
A biologic function or process involving coordinated groups or populations of single cell types, mixed cell types, or tissues.
(Multicellular Process, NCI Thesaurus)
Dr. Louis Muglia coordinated the study of the DNA of more than 50,000 pregnant women.
(New Genetic Discovery May Eventually End Premature Birth, VOA)
There are many remaining questions about black holes that the coordinated NASA observations may help answer.
(Black Hole Image Makes History, NASA)
The regulation of the localization and activity of signaling factors creates coordinated pathways linking extracellular signals and cellular migration.
(Cell Migration Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Additionally, the metal can be co-coordinated with both a side chain of the protein and an inorganic nonmetallic ion.
(Metalloprotein, NCI Thesaurus)
