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3. (Zo÷l.) (a) Any species of Phalangium; -- also called harvestman. (b) A British fish; the whiff.

Car*te"sian (?), a. [From Renatus Cartesius, Latinized from of RenÚ Descartes: cf. F. cartÚsien.] Of or pertaining to the French philosopher RenÚ Descartes, or his philosophy.

The Cartesion argument for reality of matter. Sir W. Hamilton.

Cartesian co÷rdinates (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. An adherent of Descartes.

Car*te"sian*ism, n. The philosophy of Descartes.

Car`tha*gin"i*an, a. Of a pertaining to ancient Carthage, a city of northern Africa. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Carthage.

Car"tha*min (?), n. (Chem.) A red coloring matter obtained from the safflower, or Carthamus tinctorius.

Car*thu"sian (?), n. [LL. Cartusianus, Cartusiensis, from the town of Chartreuse, in France.] (Eccl. Hist.) A member of an exceeding austere religious order, founded at Chartreuse in France by St. Bruno, in the year 1086.

Car*thu"sian, a. Pertaining to the Carthusian.

Car"ti*lage (?), n. [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.] (Anat.) A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle.

&fist; Cartilage contains no vessels, and consists of a homogeneous, intercellular matrix, in which there are numerous minute cavities, or capsules, containing protoplasmic cells, the cartilage corpuscul. See Illust under Duplication.

Articular cartilage, cartilage that lines the joints. -- Cartilage bone (Anat.), any bone formed by the ossification of cartilage. -- Costal cartilage, cartilage joining a rib with he sternum. See Illust. of Thorax.

Car`ti*la*gin"e*ous (?), a. [L. cartilageneus.] See Cartilaginous. Ray.

Car`ti*la*gin`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [L. cartilago, -laginis, cartilage + facere to make.] The act or process of forming cartilage. Wright.

Car`ti*lag"i*nous (?), a. [L. cartilaginosus: cf. F. cartilagineux.] 1. Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough like cartilage.

2. (Zo÷l.) Having the skeleton in the state of cartilage, the bones containing little or no calcareous matter; said of certain fishes, as the sturgeon and the sharks.

Cart"man (?), n.; pl. Cartmen (&?;). One who drives or uses a cart; a teamster; a carter.

Car*tog"ra*pher (?), n. One who makes charts or maps.

{ Car`to*graph"ic (?), Car`to*graph"ic*al (?) }, a. Of or pertaining to cartography.

Car`to*graph"ic*al*ly, adv. By cartography.

Car*tog"ra*phy (?), n. [Cf. F. cartographie. See Card, and -graphy.] The art or business of forming charts or maps.

Car"to*man`cy (?), n. [Cf. F. cartomancie. See Card, and -mancy.] The art of telling fortunes with cards.

Car"ton (kńr"t&obreve;n), n. [F. See Cartoon.] Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box.

||Carton pierre (&?;), a species of papier-machÚ, imitating stone or bronze sculpture. Knight.

Car*toon" (?), n. [F. carton (cf. It. cartone pasteboard, cartoon); fr. L. charta. See 1st card.]

1. A design or study drawn of the full size, to serve as a model for transferring or copying; -- used in the making of mosaics, tapestries, fresco pantings and the like; as, the cartoons of Raphael.

2. A large pictorial sketch, as in a journal or magazine; esp. a pictorial caricature; as, the cartoons of "Puck."