English Words: C

43,570 words · Page 114 of 872

cartabacknoun

A fish of the genus Tetragonopterus.

cartableadj

Able to be carted or carried.

cartagenoun

The transport of goods by cart.

Cartagenaname

A city in Murcia, Spain.

Cartagenanadj

Of, from or relating to the city of Cartagena, Murcia, Spain.

Cartan subalgebranoun

A certain kind of nilpotent subalgebra of a Lie algebra.

Cartanianadj

Of or relating to Élie Cartan (1869–1951), influential French mathematician who did fundamental work in the theory of Lie groups and their geometric applications.

Cartayaname

A surname from Spanish.

cartbotenoun

un medieval Brirain, wood to which a tenant was entitled for making and repairing carts and other domestic instruments

cartenoun

A bill of fare; a menu.

carte anglaisenoun

The third card to be drawn by the dealer in the game of faro (after the soda and the banker's card), placed on the left of the shoe for the players.

carte blanchenoun

Unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority.

carte de visitenoun

A business card

carte soleilnoun

The Quebec medicare card.

cartelnoun

A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market.

cartelismnoun

The practices of cartels, or groups formed to support a common interest.

cartelistnoun

One who belongs to a cartel, or supports cartelism

cartelizationnoun

The act of cartelizing.

cartelizeverb

Of an industry, to be subjected to the control of a cartel.

cartellikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a cartel.

carteololnoun

A beta blocker used to treat glaucoma.

Cartername

A surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a carter.

Carter catastrophename

An early version of the doomsday argument.

Carter Countyname

One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Grayson.

Carteresqueadj

Resembling or characteristic of Jimmy Carter (1924–2024), American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981.

Carteret Countyname

One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Beaufort.

Carterianadj

Of or relating to Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter Jr.; 1924–2024), American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981.

Carterismnoun

The political philosophy associated with former US president Jimmy Carter.

Carterizationnoun

The act or state of becoming like the presidency of Jimmy Carter, especially in relation to perceived ineffectiveness or unreliability.

Carterizeverb

To make like former US president Jimmy Carter.

carterlyadj

Of a rude or churlish disposition, like a carter.

Carternomicsnoun

Economic policies associated with the administration of Jimmy Carter, 1977–1981.

Cartersvillename

The name of a few towns in the United States:

Cartertonname

A town in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2706). Named after William Carter.

cartesnoun

A penis.

Cartesianadj

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.

Cartesian closed categorynoun

A category which has a terminal object and which for every two objects A and B has a product A × B and an exponential object Bᴬ.

Cartesian natural transformationnoun

A natural transformation whose naturality squares are pullbacks.

Cartesian planenoun

A coordinate plane, with an applied Cartesian coordinate system.

Cartesian productnoun

The set of all possible ordered pairs of elements, the being first from X, the second from Y, written X×Y. Formally, the set (x,y);|;x∈X;and;y∈Y.

Cartesianismnoun

The philosophical doctrines of René Descartes.

cartfulnoun

As much as a cart will hold.

Carthagename

An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia.

Carthaginianadj

Of or pertaining to Carthage.

Carthaginian peacenoun

Peace maintained with devastating consequences for one of the parties involved; a very harsh peace, particularly one that results in the defeated side being destroyed or nearly so.

carthaminnoun

A red pigment obtained from the safflower, Carthamus tinctorius.

Carthenname

A surname.

Carthewname

A surname from Cornish.

carthorsenoun

A large, strong horse used for pulling heavy loads.

carthounnoun

A type of early cannon.

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