coordinate term noun1 •A term (word or noun phrase) that shares a hypernym (or hypernymic noun phrase) with another: that is, one that names another type (kind) within the same class.The words oak, maple, spruce, and linden are coordinate terms beneath the hypernym of tree.The terms HDA, LAMP, MDA, NASBA, RPA, SDA, and TMA are coordinate terms beneath the hypernymic term isothermal nucleic acid amplification test. formscoordinate terms