coordination (iou) and Mercer (as used in expressions) (sh)

coordination (iou)

coordination noun. Also co-ordination, *co?rdination. E17.
[Old & mod. French, or late Latin coordinatio(n-), from Latin CO- + ordinatio(n-) ORDINATION.]
Orderly combination. E-M17.
The action or result of placing in the same degree or rank. M17.
The action or result of placing things in due order or relation to each Other; the harmonious functioning together of different interrelated parts. M19.
E. H. Erikson Man's..highly specialized brain-eye-hand coordination.
Chemistry. The formation or existence of a coordinate bond; linking by means of a coordinate bond. E20.
Comb.: coordination compound Chemistry: containing coordinate bonds, esp. between a central atom (usu. of a metal) and a definite number of Other atoms or groups; coordination number Chemistry (a) the number of atoms linked to the central atom or group in a coordination compound; (b) the number of ions surrounding a molecule or ion in a crystal.