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Cartesian co÷rdinates. See under Cartesian. -- Geographical co÷rdinates, the latitude and longitude of a place, by which its relative situation on the globe is known. The height of the above the sea level constitutes a third co÷rdinate. -- Polar co÷rdinates, co÷rdinates made up of a radius vector and its angle of inclination to another line, or a line and plane; as those defined in (b) and (d) above. -- Rectangular co÷rdinates, co÷rdinates the axes of which intersect at right angles. -- Rectilinear co÷rdinates, co÷rdinates made up of right lines. Those defined in (a) and (c) above are called also Cartesian co÷rdinates. -- Trigonometrical or Spherical co÷rdinates, elements of reference, by means of which the position of a point on the surface of a sphere may be determined with respect to two great circles of the sphere. -- Trilinear co÷rdinates, co÷rdinates of a point in a plane, consisting of the three ratios which the three distances of the point from three fixed lines have one to another.

Co*÷r"di*nate*ly (?), adv. In a co÷rdinate manner.

Co*÷r"di*nate*ness, n. The state of being co÷rdinate; equality of rank or authority.

Co*÷r`di*na"tion (?), n. 1. The act of co÷rdinating; the act of putting in the same order, class, rank, dignity, etc.; as, the co÷rdination of the executive, the legislative, and the judicial authority in forming a government; the act of regulating and combining so as to produce harmonious results; harmonious adjustment; as, a co÷rdination of functions. "Co÷rdination of muscular movement by the cerebellum." Carpenter.

2. The state of being co÷rdinate, or of equal rank, dignity, power, etc.

In this high court of parliament, there is a rare co÷rdination of power. Howell.

Co*÷r"di*na*tive (?), a. (Gram.) Expressing co÷rdination. J. W. Gibbs.

Coot (k&oomac;t), n. [Cf. D. koet, W. cwtair; cwta short, bodtailed + iar hen; cf. cwtau to dock. Cf. Cut.] 1. (Zo÷l.) (a) A wading bird with lobate toes, of the genus Fulica. The common European or bald coot is F. atra (see under bald); the American is F. Americana. (b) The surf duck or scoter. In the United States all the species of (îdemia are called coots. See Scoter. "As simple as a coot." Halliwell.

2. A stupid fellow; a simpleton; as, a silly coot. [Colloq.]

Coot"er (-&etilde;r), n. (Zo÷l.) (a) A fresh-water tortoise (Pseudemus concinna) of Florida. (b) The box tortoise.

Coot"foot` (-f&oocr;t`), n. (Zo÷l.) The phalarope; -- so called because its toes are like the coot's.

Coo*thay" (k&oomac;*thā"), n.A striped satin made in India. McElrath.

Cop (k&obreve;p), n. [AS. cop; cf. G. kopf head. Cf. Cup, Cob.] 1. The top of a thing; the head; a crest. [Obs.]

Cop they used to call The tops of many hills. Drayton.

2. A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc.

3. A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.

4. (Mil. Arch.) Same as Merlon.

5. A policeman. [Slang]

Cop waste, a kind of cotton waste, composed chiefly of remnants of cops from which the greater part of the yarn has been unwound.

{ Co*pai"ba (?; 277), Co*pai"va (?) }, n. [Sp. & Pg., fr. Brazil. cupa˙ba.] (Med.) A more or less viscid, yellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin of several species of Copaifera, a genus of trees growing in South America and the West Indies. It is stimulant and diuretic, and is much used in affections of the mucous membranes; -- called also balsam of copaiba. [Written also capivi.]

Co"pal (kō"pal; 277), [Sp., fr. Mexican copalli, a generic name of resins. Clavigero.] A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America (Trachylobium Hornemannianum, T. verrucosum, and HymenŠa Courbaril), and dug from earth where forests have stood in Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes. Ure.

Co*par"ce*na*ry (k&osl;*pńr"s&esl;*n&asl;*r&ybreve;), n.; pl. Coparcenaries (-r&ibreve;z). [Pref. co- + parcenary] (Law) Partnership in inheritance; joint heirship; joint right of succession to an inheritance.

Co*par"ce*ner (-n&etilde;r), n. [Pref. co- + parcener.] (Law) One who has an equal portion with others of an inheritance.

All the coparceners together make but one heir, and have but one estate among them. Blackstone.

Co*par"ce*ny (?), n. [Abbrev. of Coparcenary.] (Law) An equal share of an inheritance.

Co*part (?), v. t. [Cf. Compart] To share. [Obs.]

For, of all miserias, I hold that chief Wretched to be, when none coparts our grief. Webster (1661).

Co*part"ment (?), n. A compartment. [Obs.] T. Warton.