English noun: coordinate system | |||
1. | coordinate system (cognition) a system that uses coordinates to establish position | ||
Synonyms | frame of reference, reference frame, reference system | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arrangement, organisation, organization, system | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Cartesian coordinate system, inertial frame, inertial reference frame, space-time, space-time continuum | ||
Part holonym | coordinate axis | ||