CARTESIAN

Cartesian

(adjective) of or relating to Rene Descartes or his works; “Cartesian linguistics”

Cartesian

(noun) a follower of Cartesian thought

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Car*te"sian, a. Etym: [From Renatus Cartesius, Latinized from of René Descartes: cf. F. cartésien.]

Definition: 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.

Car*te"sian, n.

Definition: An adherent of Descartes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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