cartésien

French

Etymology

From the surname of René Descartes + -ien.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁ.te.zjɛ̃/

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Adjective

cartésien (feminine cartésienne, masculine plural cartésiens, feminine plural cartésiennes)

1. Cartesian

   la méthode cartésienne ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   un esprit cartésien ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   des coordonnées cartésiennes ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• cartésianisme

Further reading

• “cartésien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• certaines, encirâtes, recensait, sénatrice