The usual pronunciation of ‘oo’ is /uː/ or /ʊ/. Thedieresis in the spellingcoördinate emphasizes that the second o begins a separate syllable. However, the dieresis is becoming increasingly rare in US English typography, and was never common elsewhere, so the spellingcoordinate predominates.
Give me yourcoordinates and we'll come and rescue you.
2023 August 29, Lauren Dillon, “Doveland, Wisconsin: The Town That Wasn’t There”, inHistoric Mysteries[1]:
What makes Doveland so fascinating is that there are no records of a town with such a name, the town was not renamed or altered its zoning, and there is no map of the state that includes thecoordinates of a town called Doveland, Wisconsin. Yet people claim they remember the town, had friends or relatives who lived there, have visited it, and a few folks have souvenirs to prove they have been to Doveland.
Something that is equal to another thing.
1851, John C. Calhoun,A Discourse on the Constitution and Government of the United StatesWikisource:
These arecoordinates; because each, in the sphere of its powers, is equal to, and independent of the others; and because the three united make the government.
As a fashion editor, I pay obsessive attention to my appearance. Even when I pretend to look insouciant, each look has been painfully considered. The right earrings,coordinating shoes, the careful symmetry of a well-balanced look — these are things that please me. The gym has crushed my sartorial ambitions.
