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(), a.[From Renatus Cartesius, Latinized from of Ren Descartes: cf. F. cartsien.] Of or pertaining to the French philosopher Ren Descartes, or his philosophy. The Cartesion argument for reality of matter. Sir W. Hamilton. Cartesian cordinates (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 + mr = 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. Carte"sian n.An adherent of Descartes. スポンサード リンク
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