Standard Lemma guide

Cartesian

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /kɑː(ɹ)ˈtiːziən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /kɑɹˈti.ʒən/
  • rhymes with -iːʒən
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA0 R T IY1 ZH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or pertaining to, Descartes, his mathematical methods, or his philosophy, especially with regard to its emphasis on logical analysis and its mechanistic interpretation of physical nature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, or pertaining to, co-ordinates based on mutually orthogonal axes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: cartography, geography, mathematics, natural-sciences, sciences

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of Cartesian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

One who follows the philosophy of Cartesianism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The Chartreux cat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

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6

adjective

Meaning 6

of or relating to Rene Descartes or his works

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Cartesian linguistics

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7

noun

Meaning 7

a follower of Cartesian thought

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: follower

History

Etymology

From the New Latin Cartesiānus, from Cartesius (“René Descartes”).

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cartesià — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Czech: karteziánský — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Danish: kartesisk — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Dutch: cartesisch — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Finnish: karteesinen — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Finnish: kartesiolainen — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • French: cartésien — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • German: kartesisch — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • German: cartesisch — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • German: cartesianisch — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • German: kartesianisch — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Greek: καρτεσιανός (kartesianós) — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Hungarian: descartes-i — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Italian: cartesiano — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Latin: Cartesiānus — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Macedonian: де́картов (dékartov) — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Persian: دکارتی (dekârti) — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Polish: kartezjański — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Portuguese: cartesiano — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Russian: дека́ртов (dɛkártov) — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Russian: дека́ртовский (dɛkártovskij) — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Russian: картезиа́нский (kartɛziánskij) — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Spanish: cartesiano — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Tagalog: kartesyano — of or pertaining to Descartes
  • Catalan: cartesià — of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes
  • Czech: kartézský — of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes
  • Danish: kartesisk — of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes
  • Dutch: cartesisch — of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes
  • Finnish: karteesinen — of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes
  • Greek: καρτεσιανός (kartesianós) — of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes
  • Hungarian: Descartes-féle — of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes
  • Italian: cartesiano — of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes
  • Macedonian: де́картов (dékartov) — of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kartesisk — of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kartesisk — of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes
  • Persian: دکارتی (dekârti) — of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes
  • Polish: kartezjański — of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes
  • Portuguese: cartesiano — of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes
  • Spanish: cartesiano — of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes
  • Finnish: kartesiolainen — follower of Cartesianism
  • German: Kartesianer — follower of Cartesianism
  • German: Cartesianer — follower of Cartesianism
  • Latin: Cartesiānus — follower of Cartesianism
  • Polish: kartezjanin — follower of Cartesianism
  • Russian: картезианец (kartezianec) — follower of Cartesianism
  • Tagalog: kartesyano — follower of Cartesianism