Clues for the word "ORDINATE"

We've had 4 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 3 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on January 03, 2010.

Definition of ordinate

a. - Well-ordered; orderly; regular; methodical.
n. - The distance of any point in a curve or a straight line, measured on a line called the axis of ordinates or on a line parallel to it, from another line called the axis of abscissas, on which the corresponding abscissa of the point is measured.
v. t. - To appoint, to regulate; to harmonize.