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cardinal noun

  /ˈkɑɹdnəl/ , /ˈkɑɹdɪnəl/ , /ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl/ , /ˈkɑːd.nəl/
  • (Roman Catholic) One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope, equal to the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope.
 kardinaali
  • Any of various species of New-World passerine songbird in the genus Cardinalis, or in the family Cardinalidae more generally, or of similar appearance and once considered to be related to the former; so called because of their red plumage. (See Wikipedia article for taxonomical information.)
 kardinaali, punakardinaali
  • (math) Ellipsis of cardinal number, a number indicating quantity, or the size of a set (e.g., 0, 1, 2, 3). (See Cardinal_number.)
 perusluku, kardinaaliluku
  • A deep red color, somewhat less vivid than scarlet, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock. (same as cardinal red)
 kardinaalinpunainen

cardinal adjective

  /ˈkɑɹdnəl/ , /ˈkɑɹdɪnəl/ , /ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl/ , /ˈkɑːd.nəl/
  • Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.
 kardinaali, emä, peri-, perus-, pää-
  • Describing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
 kardinaali, perus-
  • (nautical) Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west).
 kardinaali
  • (astrology) Being one of the signs Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn, associated with initiation, creation, and force.
 johtava
  • Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal’s cassock).
 kardinaalinpunainen

cardinality noun

  /kɑɹdɪnælɪti/ , /kɑːdɪnælɪti/
  • (set theory, of a set) The number of elements a given set contains.
 mahtavuus
cardinal point
pääilmansuunta
cardinal number
kardinaaliluku, perusluku
cardinal numeral
kardinaaliluku, kardinaalilukusana, perusluku
northern cardinal
punakardinaali
cardinal tetra
kardinaalitetra
cardinal sin
kuolemansynti
cardinal direction
pääilmansuunta
cardinal virtue
kardinaalihyve
cardinal mark
kardinaalimerkki
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