COORDINATION

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does coordination mean? 

• COORDINATION (noun)
  The noun COORDINATION has 3 senses:

1. the skillful and effective interaction of movements
2. the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
3. the grammatical relation of two constituents having the same grammatical form

  Familiarity information: COORDINATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COORDINATION (noun)

Meaning:

The skillful and effective interaction of movements

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("coordination" is a kind of...):

skillfulness (the state of being cognitively skillful)

Antonym:

incoordination (a lack of coordination of movements)

Meaning:

The regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("coordination" is a kind of...):

timing (the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coordination"):

synchronisation; synchronization; synchronizing (coordinating by causing to indicate the same time)

proration (the proportional limitation of production or distribution of something (e.g. crude oil or natural gas) to some fractional part of the total capacity of each producer)

Meaning:

The grammatical relation of two constituents having the same grammatical form

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("coordination" is a kind of...):

grammatical relation (a linguistic relation established by grammar)