Cartesian
Definition of Cartesian
Car`te´sian
a.
1.
Of or
pertaining
to the
French
philosopher
René
Descartes
, or his
philosophy
.
The
Cartesion
argument
for
reality
of
matter
.
- Sir W. Hamilton.
Cartesian coördinates
(Geom)
distance
of a
point
from
lines
or
planes
; - used in a
system
of
representing
geometric
quantities
,
invented
by
Descartes
.
Cartesian devil
a
small
hollow
glass
figure
, used in
connection
with a
jar
of
water
having
an
elastic
top
, to
illustrate
the
effect
of the
compression
or
expansion
of
air
in
changing
the
specific
gravity
of
bodies
.
Cartesion oval
(Geom.)
a
curve
such that, for any
point
of the
curve
mr + m´r´ = c
, where
r
and
r´
are the
distances
of the
point
from the two
foci
and
m
,
m´
and
c
are
constant
; - used by
Descartes
.
n.
1.
An
adherent
of
Descartes
.
Related Words
Descartes
,
Rene
Descartes
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Browse
Carry arms
Carry coals to Newcastle
Carryall
Carrying
Carrying place
Carrying trade
Carryk
Carrytale
Carse
carsick
Cart
Cart horse
Cart rope
Cartage
Cartbote
Carte
Carte blanche
Carte de visite
Cartel
Carter
-Cartesian-
Cartesian coordinates
Cartesian devil
Cartesianism
Cartesion oval
Carthaginian
Carthamin
carthorse
Carthusian
Cartilage
Cartilage bone
Cartilagineous
Cartilaginification
Cartilaginous
Cartist
cartload
Cartman
Cartogram
Cartographer
Cartographic
Cartographically
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