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Meanings of coordinate system in English

Russian
системы координат
Portuguese
sistema de coordenadas
Catalan
sistema de coordenades
Spanish
sistema de coordenadas
Wikidata

System for determining the position of a point by a tuple of scalars.

системы координат
Portuguese
sistema de coordenadas

A system that uses coordinates to establish position.

sistema de coordenadas
Usage of coordinate system in English
1
The coordinate system is just make believe, you know, like Peter Pan.
Wired
2
Since Earth is rotating, any Earth-fixed coordinate system is rotating as well.
The Science of Battlestar Galactica
3
Grid cells represent our location in space through a triangular coordinate system.
The Guardian
4
In that case our coordinate system references will appear to shift.
The Science of Battlestar Galactica
5
Main outcome measures: Maximum angles, forces, and moments in a local, wrist coordinate system.
Pubmed
6
I used a typical coordinate system with the positive x-values going to the right.
Wired
7
Also, change in position is independent of your coordinate system.
Wired
8
Adam asked, what is the coordinate system used in orbits?
Wired
9
Here is my trick: think about a coordinate system that moves with the mass.
Wired
10
I want them, and the stellar coordinate system they used.
The Naked God
11
There's no conceivable coordinate system in physics from which we can measure time passing.
Timescape
12
We have to look for something else as a basis for our coordinate system.
The Science of Battlestar Galactica
13
Position is a vector from the origin of your coordinate system to some particular point.
Wired
14
The coordinate system used by astronomers starts by projecting Earth's equator onto the Celestial Sphere.
The Science of Battlestar Galactica
15
They're sort of like those boxes, like if you have a three dimensional coordinate system.
Wired
16
The kinematics was measured using a Cartesian coordinate system placed in the center of each facet.
Pubmed