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The act of choosing; selection; choice. [Obs.] The first election and coöptation of a friend. Howell.

To ordain or appoint for some purpose along with another.

Joint ordinance.

Equal in rank or order; not subordinate. Whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many coördinate powers presiding over each country. Law. Conjunctions joint sentences and coördinate terms. Rev. R. Morris. Coördinate adjectives, adjectives disconnected as regards ane another, but referring equally to the…

In a coördinate manner.

The state of being coördinate; equality of rank or authority.

The act of coördinating; the act of putting in the same order, class, rank, dignity, etc.; as, the coördination of the executive, the legislative, and the judicial authority in forming a government; the act of regulating and combining so as to produce harmonious results; harmonious adjustment; as, a coördination of fun…

Expressing coördination. J. W. Gibbs.

A wading bird with lobate toes, of the genus Fulica. The common European or bald coot is F. atra (see under bald); the American is F. Americana.

A fresh-water tortoise (Pseudemus concinna) of Florida.

The pharalope; -- so called because its toes are like the coot's.

A striped satin made in India. McElrath.

In gasoline-engine motor vehicles, the cooling of the cylinder by increasing its radiating surface by means of ribs or radiators, and placing it so that it is exposed to a current of air. Cf. Water cooling. -- Air"-cooled`, a.

See Alcoholometry.

A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens.

A slave warehouse, or an inclosure where slaves are quartered temporarily. Du Chaillu.

One of the seeds or large beans of a tropical vine (Entada scandens) used for making purses, scent bottles, etc.

An oblong case in which the silkworn lies in its chrysalis state. It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving the larval state. From these the silk of commerce is prepared.

A building or apartment for silkworms, when feeding and forming cocoons.

A coop or cage for hens.