Meanings
plural coordinate terms
- human sciencesA term (word or noun phrase) that shares a hypernym (or hypernymic noun phrase) with another: that is, one that names another type (kind) within the same class.
The words oak, maple, spruce, and linden are coordinate terms beneath the hypernym of tree.
1 more example
The terms HDA, LAMP, MDA, NASBA, RPA, SDA, and TMA are coordinate terms beneath the hypernymic term isothermal nucleic acid amplification test.
Synonyms: cohyponym, co-hyponym
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA term (word or noun phrase) that shares a hypernym (or hypernymic noun phrase) with another: that is, one that names another type (kind) within the same class.
Translations
Catalan cohipònim
- cohipònima term which shares a hypernym with another
Chinese Mandarin 並列詞條 /并列词条
- 並列詞條 /并列词条 (bìngliè cítiáo)a term which shares a hypernym with another
Finnish vieruskäsite, rinnakkaiskäsite
- vieruskäsitea term which shares a hypernym with another
- rinnakkaiskäsitea term which shares a hypernym with another
French cohyponyme
- cohyponymea term which shares a hypernym with another
German Kohyponym, Synhyponym
- Kohyponyma term which shares a hypernym with another
- Synhyponyma term which shares a hypernym with another
Greek συνυπώνυμο
- συνυπώνυμο (synypónymo)a term which shares a hypernym with another
Hungarian kohiponima, mellérendelt fogalom/szó/név/kifejezés
- kohiponimaa term which shares a hypernym with another
- mellérendelt fogalom/szó/név/kifejezésa term which shares a hypernym with another
Norwegian koordinatterm
- koordinatterma term which shares a hypernym with another
Polish kohiponim
- kohiponima term which shares a hypernym with another
Portuguese co-hipônimo
- co-hipônimoa term which shares a hypernym with another
Russian согипо́ним
- согипо́ним (sogipónim)a term which shares a hypernym with another
Spanish cohipónimo
- cohipónimoa term which shares a hypernym with another
Swedish kohyponym
- kohyponyma term which shares a hypernym with another
Cite this entry
coordinate term. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coordinate%20term
“coordinate term.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coordinate%20term. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coordinate term,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coordinate%20term.
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