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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 and the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)
  • Any of a genus of songbirds of the finch family, Cardinalis.
  • Any of various related passerine birds of the family Cardinalidae (See Wikipedia article on cardinals) and other similar birds that were once considered to be related.
  • (math) Short for cardinal number, a number indicating quantity, or the size of a set (e.g., 0, 1, 2, 3). (See Cardinal_number.)
cardinal
  • (color) A deep red color, somewhat less vivid than scarlet, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock. (same as cardinal red)
rouge cardinal

cardinal adjective

  /ˈkɑɹdnəl/ , /ˈkɑɹdɪnəl/ , /ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl/ , /ˈkɑːd.nəl/
  • Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.
  • (nautical) Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west).
  • Describing a "natural" number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
cardinal
  • Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal's cassock).
rouge cardinal

cardinality noun

  • (set theory, of a set) The number of elements a given set contains.
cardinalité

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cardinal noun {m}

  /kaʁ.di.nal/
  • (Christianisme) Haut dignitaire de l'Église chargé d’élire et de conseiller le pape
cardinal

cardinal adjective {m}

  /kaʁ.di.nal/
cardinal

cardinal noun {m}

  /kaʁ.di.nal/
  • (Algèbre linéaire) (Calcul matriciel) Dimension d’une base de cet espace. → voir cardinal d’une base et cardinal d’une matrice
  • (Zoologie) Oiseau de l’ordre des passereaux, originaire d’Amérique et dont le plumage est rouge (Cardinalis cardinalis)
  • (Zoologie) Oiseau de l’ordre des passereaux, originaire de Madagascar, et que l'on retrouve dans les Mascareignes et en Afrique et dont le vrai nom est le foudi rouge (Foudia madagascariensis). Son plumage n'est rouge qu'en été, durant la saison de reproduction
cardinal

cardinal noun {m}

  /kaʁ.di.nal/
Cardinal, cardinal beetle, cardinal fritillary
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