coordination

n.

1. 1. The act of coordinating.
   2. The state of being coordinate; harmonious adjustment or interaction.
2. Physiology. Harmonious functioning of muscles or groups of muscles in the execution of movements.
3. Grammar. The linking of two syntactically equal units, as by a coordinate conjunction.

[French, from Medieval Latin coōrdinātiō, coōrdinātiōn- : co-, co- + Latin ōrdinātiō, arrangement (from ōrdinātus, past participle of ōrdināre, to arrange in order , from ōrdō, ōrdin-, order).]

Coordination is one of the main components of physical fitness. It is the ability to perform smooth and accurate movements involving different parts of the body. It requires good awareness of relative limb and body positions, and good integration between the senses and muscles involved in the movement. Ball juggling is regarded as a good way to develop eye to hand coordination.

n

Harmonious functioning of body systems.

The ability to integrate the actions of different parts of the body to produce smooth, successful movements. Coordination is very specific (e.g. hand-eye coordination, eye-foot coordination); there is no such thing as all-round coordination.

The use of grammatical structures to give equal emphasis to, or to “coordinate,” two or more words, groups of words, or ideas: “I like eggs and toast.” In the following sentences, each clause receives equal emphasis: “Mr. Jones teaches French, and Ms. Williams teaches English”; “Mr. Jones teaches French, but Ms. Williams teaches English.” (Compare subordination.)

The harmonious functioning of interrelated organs and parts. Applied especially to the process of the motor apparatus of the brain which provides for the coworking of particular groups of muscles for the performance of definite adaptive useful responses.

• c. defect — lack of refinement in the coordination of complex movements such as walking or trotting.

IN BRIEF: The act of working together.

Sewing requires good hand to eye coordination.

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Common misspelling(s) of coordination

• coordiantion

Dansk (Danish)
n. - samordning, koordinering, koordination, sideordning

Nederlands (Dutch)
coördinatie, nevenschikking

Français (French)
n. - coordination

Deutsch (German)
n. - Koordination

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συντονισμός, εναρμόνιση των επί μέρους στοιχείων

Italiano (Italian)
coordinazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - coordenação (f)

Русский (Russian)
координация, координат

Español (Spanish)
n. - coordinación, parataxis

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - samordning, koordination, likställdhet, koordination (fysiol.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
同等, 调和

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 同等, 調和

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 동격 , 조정, 공동작용

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 同等, 対等関係, 整合

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تنسيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הרמוניה, קואורדינציה, הסדר, תיאום‬

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