English-Thai Dictionary
card
N บัตร ที่ บรรจุ ข้อมูล ทาง ตัวเลข หรือ การเงิน บัตร ที่ บรรจุ ข้อมูล ทาง ตัวเลข หรือ การเงิน เช่น บัตร เอทีเอ็ม บัตรเติมเงิน สำห รับโทรศัพท์ บัตรเครดิต เป็นต้น bad-ti-ban-ju-kor-mun-tang-tua-lek-rue-kan-ngen
card
N บัตรประจำตัว bad-pa-jam-tua
card
N บัตร ภาพ (ที่เก็บ สะสม bad-pab
card
N บัตรรายการ บัตร เรียง ดรรชนี bad-rai-kan
card
N บัตรอวยพร bad-uai-pon
card
N บัตร แสดง รายการ ไวน์ (ใน ภัตตาคาร bad-sa-daeng-rai-kan-wai
card
N รายการอาหาร เมนู rai-kan-ar-han
card
N อุปกรณ์ แปรง ขน สักหลาด aub-pa-kon-praeng-kon-sak-ka-lad
card
N แปรง สำหรับ แปรง เส้น ใย ให้ เรียบ praeng-sam-rab-praeng-sen-yai-hai-riab
card
N แผง หรือ แผ่น วงจร (ทาง วิศวกรรมไฟฟ้า การ์ด แผ่น การ์ด paeng-rue-paen-wong-jon
card
N โปสการ์ด pod-sa-kad
card
N ใบเหลือง หรือ ใบแดง (ใน กีฬา ฟุตบอล bai-lueang-rue-bai-daeng
card
N ไพ่ ไพ่ (ใช้ เล่น เกม แข่งขัน หรือ ทำนาย โชคชะตา pai
card
SL ตัวตลก tua-ta-lok
card
VT บันทึก คะแนน (ใน สกอร์ การ์ด ใน กีฬา กอล์ฟ จด แต้ม ban-tuek-ka-naen
card
VT แปรง ขน หรือ เส้น ใย paeng-kon-rue-sen-yai
card
VT แสดง บัตร (ประจำตัว sa-daeng-bad
card catalog
N กล่อง บรรจุ บัตร ข้อมูล ที่ เรียงลำดับ ตาม ตัวอักษร card index klong-ban-ju-bad-kor-mun-ti-riang-lam-dab-tam-tua-ak-son
card index
N กล่อง บรรจุ บัตร ข้อมูล ที่ เรียงลำดับ ตาม ตัวอักษร card catalog klong-ban-ju-bad-kor-mun-ti-riang-lam-dab-tam-tua-ak-son
card table
N โต๊ะ เล็กๆ ใช้ สำหรับ เล่นไพ่ tol-lek-lek-cha-i sam-rab-len-pai
card-carrying
ADJ ที่ เป็นสมาชิก ของ องค์กร (โดยเฉพาะ ทางการเมือง ti-pen-sa-ma-chik-kong-ong-kon
cardamom
N เครื่องเทศช นิดหนึ่ง กระวาน kreang-thed-cha-nid-nueng
cardboard
N กระดาษแข็ง pasteboard kra-dad-kaeng
cardboard city
N พื้นที่ สำหรับ ผู้ ที่ ที่ ไม่มี บ้าน อยู่ และ ต้อง ใช้ กล่อง กระดาษ เพื่อ กัน ความ หนาวเย็น pen-ti-sam-rab-phu-ti-ti-mai-mee-ban-yu-lae-tong-chai-klong-kra-dad-phuea-kan-kwam-naol-yen
cardholder
N ผู้ ถือ บัตร ผู้ ที่ เป็นเจ้าของ เครดิตการ์ด pu-thue-bad
cardiac
ADJ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ หัวใจ ti-kiao-kab-hua-jai
cardigan
N เสื้อ ไหมพรม ไม่มี ปก และ ผ่า ติดกระดุม หน้า suea-mai-prom-mai-mee-pok-lae-pha-tid-kra-dum-na
cardinal
N พระ ใน ศาสนาคริสต์ ที่ มี ลำดับชั้น สูงสุด pra-nai-sad-sa-na-khrid-ti-me-lam-dab-chan-sung-sud
cardinal number
N จำนวนนับ jam-nuan-nab
cardinal point
N จุดหลัก สี่ จุด ที่ แสดง ทิศ ใน เข็มทิศ (เหนือ ใต้ ตะวันออก และ ตะวันตก jud-lak-se-jud-ti-sa-daeng-thid-nai-khem-thid
cardinal sin
N หนึ่ง ใน บาป ที่ ร้ายแรง 7 ประการ ใน ศาสนาคริสต์ (หยิ่งยโส ราคะ อิจฉา โม หะ โลภ ตะกละ เกียจคร้าน nueng-nai-bab-ti-rai-raeng-7-pra-kan-nai-sad-sa-na-khritd
cardinal virtue
N คุณ สมบัติ ของ คนที่ น่าเคารพ อย่างมาก (ฉลาด รอบคอบ ยุติธรรม การ ควบคุม อารมณ์ ความอดทน kun-na-som-bad-kong-kon-ti-na-kaol-rob-yang-mak
cardinalate
N คณะ ของ พระราชาคณะ ของ พระ ศาสดา ของ คาทอลิก
carding
A เกี่ยวกับ กระบวนการ ที่ ทำให้ เป็น ใย
cardiogram
N บันทึก รายงาน กราฟ การทำงาน ของ หัวใจ
cardiography
N เครื่อง ตรวจ บันทึก คลื่น ไฟฟ้า ของ หัวใจ
cardioid
N เส้น รูป หัวใจ ที่ ไม่ เลื่อน จาก จุด ใน วงกลม
cardiolgy
N หัวใจ วิทยา
cardiology
N การ ศึกษาศาสตร์ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ หัวใจ kan-suek-sa-sad-ti-kiao-kab-hua-jai
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
N การ ช่วยชีวิต ด้วย การ เป่า ลม หายใจเข้า ทาง ปาก การ ทำให้ หัว ใจเต้น อีก ครั้ง โดย การ เป่า ลม เข้า ทาง ปาก และ ใช้ มือ ปั๊ม ที่ หน้าอก หลายๆ ครั้ง kiss of life mouth-to-mouth resuscitation kan-chuai-chi-wid-duai-kan-pao-lom-hai-jai-khaol-tang-pak
cardoon
N พืชช นิดหนึ่ง จำพวก Cynara cardunculus
cardphone
N โทรศัพท์สาธารณะ ที่ ใช้ บัตร ใน การ โทร thol-ra-sab-sa-tha-ra-na-ti-chai-bad-nai-kan-thol
cardsharp
N คนโกง ไพ่ cardsharper cheat kon-kong-pai
cardsharper
N คนโกง ไพ่ cardsharp cheat kon-kong-pai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CARD
n. 1. A paper or pasteboard of a oblong figure, on which are painted figures or points; used in games.
2. A blank piece of paper, or the like paper with some writing upon it, used in messages of civility, or business.
3. The paper on which the points of the compass are marked.
Reason the card, but passion is the gale.
CARD
v.i.To play much at cards; to gain.
CARD
n.An instrument for combing, opening and breaking wool or flax, freeing it from the coarser parts, and from extraneous matter. It is made by inserting bent teeth of wire in a thick piece of leather, and nailing this to a piece of oblong board, to which a handle is attached.
CARD
v.t.To comb, or open wool, flax, hemp, etc. , with a card, for the purpose of cleansing it of extraneous matter, separating the coarser parts, and making it fine and soft for spinning.
CARDAMINE
n.The plant, meadow cresses, or cuckow flower.
CARDAMOM
n.A plant of the genus Amomum, and its seeds, a native of India. The seeds of this plant, which grow in a pod, have a warm aromatic flavor, and are used in medicine.
CARDED
pp. Combed; opened; cleansed with cards.
CARDER
n.One who cards wool; also, one who plays much at cards.
CARDIAC, CARDIACAL
a. 1. Pertaining to the heart.
2. Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; having the quality of stimulating action in the system, invigorating the spirits, and giving strength and cheerfulness.
CARDIAC
n.A medicine which excites action in the stomach, and animates the spirits.
CARDIALGY
n.The heart-burn, a violent sensation of heat and acrimony in the upper or left orifice of the stomach, seemingly at the heart, but rising into the oesophagus. It is called also the cardiac passion.
CARDINAL
a.Chief, principal, preeminent, or fundamental; as the cardinal virtues, which Pagans supposed to be justice, prudence, temperance and fortitude.
CARDINAL
n. 1. An ecclesiastical prince in the Romish church, who has a voice in the conclave at the election of a Pope, who is taken from their number. The cardinals are divided into three classes or orders, containing six bishops, fifty priests, and fourteen deacons, making seventy. These constitute the sacred college, and compose the Popes council. Originally they were subordinate in rank to bishops; but they have now the precedence. The dress of a cardinal is a red soutaine or cassock, a rocket, a short purple mantle and a red hat.
2. A womans cloke.
Cardinal-flower, a plant of the genus Lobelia, of many species. They are fibrous-rooted perennials, rising from two to five or six feet high, with erect stalks, ornamented with oblong, oval, spear-shaped simple leaves, and spikes of beautiful monopetalous flowers of scarlet, blue and violet colors. The natives of this country use a decoction of one species, the siphilitica, as a remedy in the venereal disease.
Cardinal numbers, are the numbers, one, two, three, etc. , in distinction from first, second, third, etc. , which are called ordinal numbers.
Cardinal points, in cosmography, are the four intersections of the horizon with the meridian, and the prime vertical circle, or North and South, East and West. In astrology, the cardinal points are the rising and setting of the sun, the zenith and nadir.
Cardinal signs, in astronomy, are Aries, Libra, Cancer and Capricorn.
Cardinal winds, are those which blow from the cardinal points.
CARDINALATE, CARDINALSHIP
n.The office, rank or dignity of a cardinal.
CARDINALIZE
v.t.To make a cardinal.
CARDING
ppr. 1. Combing, as flax, wool, etc.
2. The act of playing at cards.
CARDING-MACHINE
n.A machine lately invented, for combing, breaking and cleansing wool and cotton. It consists of cylinders, thick set with teeth, and moved by the force of water, steam, etc.
CARDIOID
n.An algebraic curve, so called from its resemblance to a heart.
CARDITE
n.Fossil or petrified shells of the genus Cardium.
CARD-MAKER
n.A maker of cards.
CARD-MATCH
n.A match made by dipping pieces of card in melted sulphur.
CARDOON
n.A species of Cynara, resembling the artichoke, but larger.
CARD-TABLE
n.The table appropriated to the use of gamesters, or used for playing cards on.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CARD
Card, n. Etym: [F. carte, fr. L. charta paper, Gr. Chart. ]
1. A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a card of invitation; pl. a game played with cards. Our first cards were to Carabas House. Thackeray.
2. A published note, containing a brief statement, explanation, request, expression of thanks, or the like; as, to put a card in the newspapers. Also, a printed programme, and (fig. ), an attraction or inducement; as, this will be a good card for the last day of the fair.
3. A paper on which the points of the compass are marked; the dial or face of the mariner's compass. All the quartere that they know I' the shipman's card. Shak.
4. (Weaving )
Defn: A perforated pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for warp threads, making part of the Jacquard apparatus of a loom. See Jacquard.
5. An indicator card. See under Indicator. Business card, a card on which is printed an advertisement or business address. -- Card basket (a ) A basket to hold visiting cards left by callers. (b ) A basket made of cardboard. -- Card catalogue. See Catalogue. -- Card rack, a rack or frame for holding and displaying business or visiting card. -- Card table, a table for use inplaying cards, esp. one having a leaf which folds over. -- On the cards, likely to happen; foretold and expected but not yet brought to pass; -- a phrase of fortune tellers that has come into common use; also, according to the programme. -- Playing card, cards used in playing games; specifically, the cards cards used playing which and other games of chance, and having each pack divided onto four kinds or suits called hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. The full or whist pack contains fifty-two cards. -- To have the cards in one's own hands, to have the winning cards; to have the means of success in an undertaking. -- To play one's cards well, to make no errors; to act shrewdly. -- To play snow one's cards, to expose one's plants to rivals or foes. -- To speak by the card, to speak from information and definitely, not by guess as in telling a ship's bearing by the compass card. -- Visiting card, a small card bearing the name, and sometimes the address, of the person presenting it.
CARD
Card, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Carded; p. pr. & vb. n. Carding. ]
Defn: To play at cards; to game. Johnson.
CARD
Card, n. Etym: [F. carde teasel, the head of a thistle, card, from L.carduus, cardus, thistle, fr. carere to card. ]
1. An instrument for disentangling and arranging the fibers of cotton, wool, flax, etc. ; or for cleaning and smoothing the hair of animals; -- usually consisting of bent wire teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather fastened to a back.
2. A roll or sliver of fiber (as of wool ) delivered from a carding machine. Card clothing, strips of wire-toothed card used for covering the cylinders of carding machines.
CARD
CARD Card, v. t.
1. To comb with a card; to cleanse or disentangle by carding; as, to card wool; to card a horse. These card the short comb the longer flakes. Dyer.
2. To clean or clear, as if by using a card. [Obs. ] This book [must ] be carded and purged. T. Shelton.
3. To mix or mingle, as with an inferior or weaker article. [Obs. ] You card your beer, if you guests being to be drunk. -- half small, half strong. Greene.
Note: In the manufacture of wool, cotton, etc. , the process of carding disentangles and collects together all the fibers, of whatever length, and thus differs from combing, in which the longer fibers only are collected, while the short straple is combed away. See Combing.
CARDAMINE
Car "da *mine, n. Etym: [L. cardamina, Gr. cardamine. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A genus of cruciferous plants, containing the lady's-smock, cuckooflower, bitter cress, meadow cress, etc.
CARDAMOM
Car "da *mom, n. Etym: [L. cardamonun, Gr.
1. The aromatic fruit, or capsule with its seeds, of several plants of the Ginger family growing in the East Indies and elsewhere, and much used as a condiment, and in medicine.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: A plant which prduces cardamoms, esp. Elettaria Cardamomum and several of Amommum.
CARDBOARD
CARDBOARD Card "board, n.
Defn: A stiff compact pasteboard of various qualities, for making cards, etc. , often having a polished surface.
CARDCASE
CARDCASE Card "case `, n.
Defn: A case for visiting cards.
CARDECU
Car "de *cu, n. Etym: [Corrupt, from F. quart d'écu.]
Defn: A quarter of a crown. [Obs. ] The bunch of them were not worth a cardecu. Sir W. Scott.
CARDER
CARDER Card "er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which cards wool flax, etc. Shak.
CARDIA
Car "di *a, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Anat. )(a ) The heart. (b ) The anterior or cardiac orifice of the stomach, where the esophagus enters it.
CARDIAC
Car "di *ac, a. Etym: [L. cardiacus, Gr. , fr. cardiaque. ]
1. (Anat. )
Defn: Pertaining to, resembling, or hear the heart; as, the cardiac arteries; the cardiac, or left, end of the stomach.
2. (Med. )
Defn: Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant. Cardiac passion (Med. ) cardialgia; heartburn. [Archaic ] -- Cardiac wheel. (Mach. ) See Heart wheel.
CARDIAC
CARDIAC Car "di *ac n. (Med. )
Defn: A medicine which excites action in the stomach; a cardial.
CARDIACAL
CARDIACAL Car *di "a *cal, a.
Defn: Cardiac.
CARDIACLE
CARDIACLE Car "di *a *cle, n.
Defn: A pain about the heart. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
CARDIAGRAPH
CARDIAGRAPH Car "di *a *graph, n.
Defn: See Cardiograph.
CARDIALGLA; CARDIALGY
Car `di *al "gl *a, Car "di *al `gy, n. Etym: [NL. cardialgia, fr. Gr. cardialgie.] (Med. )
Defn: A burning or gnawing pain, or feeling of distress, referred to the region of the heart, accompanied with cardisc palpitation; heartburn. It is usually a symptom of indigestion.
CARDIGAN JACKET
Car "di *gan jack `et. Etym: [From the Earl of Cardigan, who was famous in the Crimean campaign of 1854 -55.]
Defn: A warm jacket of knit worsted with or without sleeves.
CARDINAL
Car "di *nal, a. Etym: [L. cardinalis, fr. cardo the hing of a door, that on which a thing turns or depends: cf. F. cardinal. ]
Defn: Of fundamental importance; preëminet; superior; chief; principal. The cardinal intersections of the zodiac. Sir T. Browne. Impudence is now a cardinal virtue. Drayton.But cardinal sins, and hollow hearts, I fear ye. Shak. Cardinal numbers, the numbers one, two, three, etc. , in distinction from first, second, third, etc. , which are called ordinal numbers. -- Cardinal points (a ) (Geol.) The four principal points of the compass, or intersections of the horizon with the meridian and the prime vertical circle, north, south east, and west. (b ) (Astrol.) The rising and setting of the sun, the zenith and nadir. -- Cardinal signs (Astron.) Aries, Lidra, Cancer, and Capricorn. -- Cardinal teeth (Zoöl.), the central teeth of bivalve shell. See Bivalve. -- Cardinal veins (Anat. ), the veins in vertebrate embryos, which run each side of the vertebral column and returm the blood to the heart. They remain through life in some fishes. -- Cardinal virtues, preëminent virtues; among the ancients, prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude. -- Cardinal winds, winds which blow from the cardinal points due north, south, east, or west.
CARDINAL
Car "di *nal, n. Etym: [F. carinal, It. cardinale, LL. cardimalis (ecclesiæ Romanæ ). See Cardinal, a.]
Defn: 1. (R.C.Ch. ) One of the ecclesiastical prince who constitute the pope's council, or the sacred college. The clerics of the supreme Chair are called Cardinals, as undoubtedly adhering more nearly to the hinge by which all things are moved. Pope Leo IX.
Note: The cardinals are appointed by the pope. Since the time of Sixtus V., their number can never exceed seventy (six of episcopal rank, fifty priests, fourteen deacons ), and the number of cardinal priests and deacons is seldom full. When the papel chair is vacant a pope is elected by the college of cardinals from among themselves. The cardinals take procedence of all dignitaries except the pope. The principal parts of a cardinal's costume are a red cassock, a rochet, a short purple mantle, and a red hat with a small crown and broad, brim, with cards and tessels of a special pattern hanging from it.
2. A woman's short cloak with a hood. Where's your cardinal! Make haste. Lloyd.
3. Mulled red wine. Hotten.
Cardinal bird, or Cardinal grosbeak (Zoöl.), an American song bird (Cardinalis cardinalis, or C. Virginianus ), of the family Fringillidæ, or finches having a bright red plumage, and a high, pointed crest on its head. The males have loud and musical notes resembling those of a fife. Other related species are also called cardinal birds. -- Cardinal flower (Bot. ), an herbaceous plant (Lobelia cardinalis ) bearing brilliant red flowers of much beauty. -- Cardinal red, color like that of a cardinal's cassock, hat, etc. ; a bright red, darket than scarlet, and between scarlet and crimson.
CARDINALATE
Car "di *nal *ate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. cardinalat, LL. cardinalatus.]
Defn: The office, rank, or dignity of a cardinal.
CARDINALIZE
CARDINALIZE Car "di *nal *ize, v. t.
Defn: To exalt to the office of a cardinal. Sheldon.
CARDINALSHIP
CARDINALSHIP Car "di *nal *ship, n.
Defn: The condition, dignity, of office of a cardinal
CARDING
CARDING Card "ing, a.
1. The act or process of preparing staple for spinning, etc. , bycarding it. See the Note under Card, v. t.
2. A roll of wool or other fiber as it comes from the carding machine. Carding engine, Carding machine, a machine for carding cotton, wool, or other fiber, by subjecting it to the action of cylinders, or drum covered with wire-toothed cards, revoling nearly in contact with each other, at different rates of speed, or in opposite directions, The staple issues in soft sheets, or in slender rolls called sivers.
CARDIOGRAM
CARDIOGRAM Car "di *o *gram `, n. [Gr. heart + -gram. ] (Physiol.)
Defn: The curve or tracing made by a cardiograph.
CARDIOGRAPH
Car "di *o *graph, n. Etym: [Gr. -graph. ] (Med. )
Defn: An instrument which, when placed in contact with the chest, will register graphically the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements.
CARDIOGRAPHIC
CARDIOGRAPHIC Car `di *o *graph "ic, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to, or produced by, a cardiograph.
CARDIOGRAPHY
CARDIOGRAPHY Car `di *og "ra *phy, n.
1. Description of the heart.
2. (Physiol.) Examination by the cardiograph.
CARDIOID
Car "di *oid, n. Etym: [Gr. ( (Math. )
Defn: An algebraic curve, so called from its resemblance to a heart.
CARDIOINHIBITORY
CARDIOINHIBITORY Car `di *o *in *hib "i *to *ry, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: Checking or arresting the heart's action.
CARDIOLGY
Car `di *ol "*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -ology. ]
Defn: The science which treats of the heart and its functions.
CARDIOMETRY
Car `di *om "e *try, n. Etym: [Gr. -metry. ] (Med. )
Defn: Measurement of the heart, as by percussion or auscultation.
CARDIOSCLEROSIS
Car "di *o *scle *ro "sis, n. [NL. , fr. Gr. heart + sclerosis. ]
Defn: Induration of the heart, caused by development of fibrous tissue in the cardiac muscle.
CARDIOSPHYGMOGRAPH
CARDIOSPHYGMOGRAPH Car `di *o *sphyg "mo *graph, n.
Defn: A combination of cardiograph and shygmograph.
CARDITIS
Car *di "tis, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. -itis: cf. F. cardile.] (Med )
Defn: Inflammation of the fleshy or muscular substance of the heart. See Endocardris and Pericarditis. Dunglison.
CARDO
Car "do, n.; pl. Cardies.) Etym: [L., a hinge. ] (Zoöl.)(a ) The basal joint of the maxilla in insects. (b ) The hinge of a bivalve shell.
CARDOL
Car "dol, n. Etym: [NL. Anacardium generic name of the cashew + L.oleum oil. ] (Chem. )
Defn: A yellow oil liquid, extracted from the shell of the cashew nut.
CARDOON
Car *doon ", n. Etym: [F. cardon. The same word as F. cardon thistle, fr. L. carduus, cardus, LL. cardo. See 3d Card. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A large herbaceos plant (Cynara Cardunculus ) related to the artichoke; -- used in cookery and as a sald.
New American Oxford Dictionary
card
card 1 |kärd kɑrd | ▶noun 1 a piece of thick, stiff paper or thin pasteboard, in particular one used for writing or printing on: some notes jotted down on a card. • such a piece of thick paper printed with a picture and used to send a message or greeting: a birthday card. • a small piece of such paper with a person's name and other details printed on it for purposes of identification, for example a business card. 2 a small rectangular piece of plastic issued by a bank, containing personal data in a machine-readable form and used chiefly to obtain cash or credit. • a similar piece of plastic used for other purposes such as paying for a telephone call or gaining entry to a room or building. 3 a playing card: a deck of cards. • (cards ) a game played with playing cards. 4 Computing short for expansion card. 5 informal a person regarded as odd or amusing: He laughed, “You're a card, you know. ” 6 a program of events at a racetrack. • a record of scores in a sporting event; a scorecard. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 write (something ) on a card, esp. for indexing. 2 check the identity card of (someone ), in particular as evidence of legal drinking age. 3 informal (in golf and other sports ) score (a certain number of points on a scorecard ): he carded 68 in the final round. PHRASES hold all the cards be in a very strong or advantageous position. in the cards informal very possible or likely: an overwhelming military triumph is in the cards. play the —— card exploit the specified issue or idea mentioned, esp. for political advantage: he saw an opportunity to play the peace card. play one's cards right make the best use of one's assets and opportunities. put (or lay ) one's cards on the table be completely open and honest in declaring one's resources, intentions, or attitude. ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 3 of the noun ): from Old French carte, from Latin carta, charta, from Greek khartēs ‘papyrus leaf. ’
card
card 2 |kärd kɑːrd | ▶verb [ with obj. ] comb and clean (raw wool, hemp fibers, or similar material ) with a sharp-toothed instrument in order to disentangle the fibers before spinning. ▶noun a toothed implement or machine for this purpose. DERIVATIVES card er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French carde, from Provençal carda, from cardar ‘tease, comb, ’ based on Latin carere ‘to card. ’
Card.
Card. ▶abbreviation Cardinal.
cardamom
car da mom |ˈkärdəməm ˈkɑrdəməm |(also cardamon |-mən |) ▶noun 1 the aromatic seeds of a plant of the ginger family, used as a spice and also medicinally. 2 the Southeast Asian plant that bears these seeds. [Elettaria cardamomum, family Zingiberaceae. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French cardamome or Latin cardamomum, from Greek kardamōmon, from kardamon ‘cress ’ + amōmon, the name of a kind of spice plant.
Cardamom Mountains
Car da mom Moun tains |ˈkärdəməm ˌkɑrdəməm ˈmaʊntənz | a range of mountains in western Cambodia.
cardan shaft
cardan shaft |ˈkɑːd (ə )n | ▶noun Brit. a shaft with a universal joint at one or both ends.
cardboard
card board |ˈkärdˌbôrd ˈkɑrdˌbɔ (ə )rd | ▶noun pasteboard or stiff paper: [ as modifier ] : a cardboard box. • [ as modifier ] (of a character in a literary work ) lacking depth and realism; artificial: with its superficial, cardboard characters, the novel was typical of her work.
cardboard city
card |board city ▶noun an urban area where homeless people congregate under makeshift shelters made from cardboard boxes.
card-carrying
card-car ry ing |ˈkɑrd ˌkɛriɪŋ | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] registered as a member of a political party or labor union. • often humorous confirmed in or dedicated to a specified pursuit or outlook: a card-carrying pessimist.
Cárdenas
Cár de nas |ˈkärˈdāˌnäs, ˈkärdn -əs kɑrˈdeɪnəs | an industrial port in north central Cuba, east of Havana; pop. 98,200 (est. 2009 ).
card game
card game ▶noun a game in which playing cards are used.
cardholder
card hold er |ˈkärdˌhōldər ˈkɑrdˌhoʊldər | ▶noun a person who has a credit card or debit card.
cardia
car di a |ˈkärdēə ˈkɑrdiə | ▶noun Anatomy the upper opening of the stomach, where the esophagus enters. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Greek kardia .
cardiac
car di ac |ˈkärdēˌak ˈkɑrdiˌæk | ▶adjective 1 of or relating to the heart: a cardiac arrest. 2 of or relating to the part of the stomach nearest the esophagus. ▶noun Medicine, informal a person with heart disease. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun denoting heart disease ): from French cardiaque or Latin cardiacus, from Greek kardiakos, from kardia ‘heart or upper opening of the stomach. ’ The adjective dates from the early 17th cent.
cardiac arrest
car di ac ar rest ▶noun a sudden, sometimes temporary, cessation of function of the heart.
cardiac massage
car di ac mas sage ▶noun a procedure to resuscitate a patient suffering cardiac arrest or fibrillation by rhythmically compressing the chest and heart to restore circulation. Also called heart massage.
cardiac muscle
car di ac mus cle ▶noun another term for myocardium.
cardiac tamponade
car di ac tam pon ade ▶noun see tamponade ( sense 1 ).
cardialgia
car di al gi a |ˌkärdēˈalj (ē )ə ˌkɑrdiˈælʤiə | ▶noun 1 heartburn. 2 another term for cardiodynia.
Cardiff
Car diff |ˈkärdif ˈkɑrdəf | the capital of Wales, a seaport on the Bristol Channel, in the southern part of the country; pop. 314,100 (est. 2009 ). Welsh name Caerdydd.
cardigan
car di gan |ˈkärdigən ˈkɑrdəɡən | ▶noun a knitted sweater fastening down the front, typically with long sleeves. ORIGIN mid 19th cent. (Crimean War ): named after James Thomas Brudenel, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797 –1868 ), leader of the Charge of the Light Brigade, whose troops first wore such garments.
Cardiganshire
Car ¦di ¦gan |shire |ˈkɑːdɪgənˌʃɪə | a former county of SW Wales. It became part of Dyfed in 1974; the area became a county once more in 1996, as Ceredigion.
Cardin, Pierre
Car din, Pierre |kärˈdaN, -ˈdan kɑrˈdæn | (1922 –), French couturier, the first designer in the field of haute couture to show a collection of clothes for men as well as for women.
cardinal
car di nal |ˈkärd -nl, ˈkärdn -əl ˈkɑːrdɪnl | ▶noun 1 a leading dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals are nominated by the pope and form the Sacred College, which elects succeeding popes (now invariably from among their own number ). • (also cardinal red ) a deep scarlet color like that of a cardinal's cassock. 2 a New World songbird of the bunting family, with a stout bill and typically with a conspicuous crest. The male is partly or mostly red in color. [Family Emberizidae, subfamily Cardinalinae (the cardinal grosbeak subfamily ): four genera and several species, esp. the northern (or common ) cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis ), the male of which is scarlet with a black face. This subfamily also includes American grosbeaks, buntings, and saltators. ] ▶adjective [ attrib. ] of the greatest importance; fundamental: two cardinal points must be borne in mind. DERIVATIVES car di nal ate |ˈkärd -nl-it, ˈkärdn -əlit, -ˌlāt |noun cardinal ( sense 1 of the noun ), car di nal ly adverb, car di nal ship |-ˌSHip |noun cardinal ( sense 1 of the noun ) ORIGIN Old English, from Latin cardinalis, from cardo, cardin- ‘hinge. ’ Sense 1 of the noun has arisen through the notion of the important function of such priests as “pivots ” of church life.
cardinal beetle
car di nal bee tle ▶noun a mainly bright red beetle with feathery or comblike antennae. It typically lives under loose bark. [Family Pyrochroidae: several genera. ]
cardinal fish
car di nal fish ▶noun a small brightly colored fish found in shallow tropical seas around reefs. The male often broods the eggs in his mouth. [Family Apogonidae: several genera, in particular Apogon, and numerous species. ]
cardinal flower
car di nal flow er ▶noun a tall scarlet-flowered lobelia found in North America. [Lobelia cardinalis, family Campanulaceae. ]
cardinal humor
car di nal hu mor ▶noun see humor ( sense 3 of the noun ).
cardinality
car di nal i ty |ˌkärdnˈalitē ˌkɑrdəˈnælədi | ▶noun ( pl. cardinalities ) Mathematics the number of elements in a set or other grouping, as a property of that grouping.
cardinal number
car di nal num ber ▶noun a number denoting quantity (one, two, three, etc. ), as opposed to an ordinal number (first, second, third, etc. ).
cardinal point
car di nal point ▶noun each of the four main points of the compass (north, south, east, and west ).
cardinal sin
car di nal sin ▶noun 1 another name for deadly sin . 2 chiefly humorous a serious error of judgment: the program was canceled for the biggest cardinal sin of them all —it dared to be intelligent.
cardinal virtue
car di nal vir tue ▶noun each of the chief natural virtues of justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude, as defined by Plato and Aristotle and adopted by the Church Fathers. Compare with theological virtue.
cardinal vowel
car |dinal vowel ▶noun Phonetics each of a series of vowel sounds used as a standard reference point to assist in the description and classification of vowel sounds in any language.
card index
card in dex |ˈkɑrd ˈɪnˌdɛks | ▶noun a catalog or similar collection of information in which each item is entered on a separate card, and the cards are arranged in a particular order, typically alphabetical.
carding wool
card ing wool ▶noun short-stapled pieces of wool that result from the carding process, spun and woven to make standard-quality fabrics. Compare with combing wool.
cardio-
cardio- |ˈkɑrdioʊ | ▶comb. form of or relating to the heart: cardiograph | cardiopulmonary. ORIGIN from Greek kardia ‘heart. ’
cardiodynia
car di o dyn i a |ˌkärdēōˈdinēə ˌkɑrdioʊˈdɪniə | ▶noun pain in the region of the heart.
cardiogram
car di o gram |ˈkärdēəˌgram ˈkɑrdioʊɡræm | ▶noun a record of muscle activity within the heart made by a cardiograph.
cardiograph
car di o graph |ˈkärdēəˌgraf ˈkɑrdioʊɡræf | ▶noun an instrument for recording heart muscle activity, such as an electrocardiograph. DERIVATIVES car di og ra pher |ˌkärdēˈägrəfər |noun, car di og ra phy |-ˈägrəfē |noun
cardioid
car di oid |ˈkärdēˌoid ˈkɑrdiɔɪd | ▶noun Mathematics a heart-shaped curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle as it rolls around another identical circle. • (also cardioid microphone ) a directional microphone with a pattern of sensitivity of this shape. ▶adjective of the shape of a cardioid. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Greek kardioeidēs ‘heart-shaped, ’ from kardia ‘heart ’ + eidos ‘form. ’
cardiology
car di ol o gy |ˌkärdēˈäləjē ˌkɑrdiˈɑləʤi | ▶noun the branch of medicine that deals with diseases and abnormalities of the heart. DERIVATIVES car di o log i cal |ˌkärdēəˈläjikəl |adjective, car di ol o gist |-jist |noun
cardiomegaly
car di o meg a ly |ˌkärdēōˈmegəlē ˌkɑrdioʊˈmɛɡəli | ▶noun Medicine abnormal enlargement of the heart. ORIGIN 1960s: from cardio- + Greek megas, megal- ‘great. ’
cardiomyopathy
car di o my op a thy |ˌkärdēˌōˌmīˈäpəTHē ˌkɑrdioʊˌmaɪˈɑpəθi | ▶noun Medicine chronic disease of the heart muscle.
cardiopathy
car di op a thy |ˌkärdēˈäpəTHē ˌkɑrdiˈɑpəθi | ▶noun heart disease.
cardiopulmonary
car di o pul mo nar y |ˌkärdēōˈpo͝olməˌnerē, -ˈpəl -ˌkɑrdioʊˈpʊlmənɛri | ▶adjective Medicine of or relating to the heart and the lungs.
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
car di o pul mo nar y re sus ci ta tion ▶noun emergency medical procedures for restoring normal heartbeat and breathing to victims of heart failure, drowning, etc.
cardiorespiratory
car di o res pi ra to ry |ˌkärdēōˈresp (ə )rəˌtôrē, -rəˈspīrə -ˌkɑrdioʊˈrɛspərətɔri | ▶adjective Medicine relating to the action of both heart and lungs.
cardiothoracic
car ¦dio |thor ¦acic ▶adjective Medicine relating to the heart and chest or lungs.
cardiovascular
car di o vas cu lar |ˌkärdēōˈvaskyələr ˈˌkɑrdioʊˈvæskjələr | ▶adjective Medicine of or relating to the heart and blood vessels.
cardiovascular system
car di o vas cu lar sys tem ▶noun another term for circulatory system.
carditis
car di tis |kärˈdītəs kɑrˈdaɪtəs | ▶noun Medicine inflammation of the heart.
card key
card key ▶noun another term for key card.
cardmember
card mem ber |ˈkärdˌmembər ˈkɑrdˌmɛmbər | ▶noun a holder of a particular credit or charge card.
cardoon
car doon |kärˈdo͞on kɑrˈdun | ▶noun a tall thistlelike southern European plant related to the globe artichoke, with leaves and roots that may be used as vegetables. [Cynaracardunculus, family Compositae. ] ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French cardon, from carde ‘edible part of an artichoke, ’ from modern Provençal cardo, based on Latin carduus, cardus ‘thistle, artichoke. ’
Cardozo, Benjamin N.
Car do zo, Benjamin N. |kärˈdōzō kɑrˈdoʊzoʊ | (1870 –1938 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1932 –38; full name Benjamin Nathan Cardozo. Considered a liberal, he championed court involvement in the making of public policy.
cardphone
card |phone |ˈkɑːdfəʊn | ▶noun Brit. a public telephone operated by a phonecard rather than coins.
card playing
card playing ▶noun [ mass noun ] the playing of card games.
card reader
card read er ▶noun 1 an electronic sensor that reads a magnetic strip or bar code on a credit card, membership card, etc. 2 an electronic device that reads and transfers data from various portable memory storage devices.
card room
card room ▶noun a room for playing cards. • a place where gambling games are played.
card sharp
card sharp |kɑrd ʃɑrp |(also card sharper or card shark ) ▶noun a person who cheats at cards in order to win money.
card swipe
card swipe ▶noun an electronic reader through which a credit or charge card or cheque guarantee card is passed in order to record the information it bears: [ as modifier ] : a card swipe system.
card table
card ta ble |ˈkɑrd ˌteɪbəl | ▶noun a square table for playing cards on, typically having legs that fold flat for storage.
Oxford Dictionary
card
card 1 |kɑːd | ▶noun 1 a piece of thick, stiff paper or thin pasteboard, in particular one used for writing or printing on: some notes jotted down on a card | [ mass noun ] : a piece of card. • a card printed with a picture and used to send a message or greeting: a birthday card. • a card with a person's name and other details printed on it for purposes of identification, for example a business card. 2 a small rectangular piece of plastic containing personal data in a machine-readable form and used to obtain cash or credit or to pay for a telephone call, gain entry to a room or building, etc. 3 a playing card: a pack of cards. • (cards ) a game played with playing cards. 4 Computing short for expansion card. 5 (cards ) Brit. informal documents relating to an employee, especially for tax and national insurance, held by the employer. 6 a programme of events at a race meeting. • a record of scores in a sporting event; a scorecard. 7 informal, dated a person regarded as odd or amusing: He laughed: ‘You're a card, you know ’. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 write (something ) on a card, especially for indexing. 2 informal (in golf and other sports ) score (a certain number of points on a scorecard ): he carded 68 in the final round. 3 N. Amer. check the identity card of (someone ), in particular as evidence of legal drinking age. 4 (be carded ) Canadian (of an amateur athlete ) be in receipt of government funding to pursue training. PHRASES a card up one's sleeve a plan or asset that is kept secret until it is needed. get one's cards Brit. informal be dismissed from one's employment. give someone their cards Brit. informal dismiss someone from employment. hold all the cards be in a very strong or advantageous position. on (or N. Amer. in ) the cards Brit. informal possible or likely: our marriage has been on the cards from day one. play (or use ) the —— card exploit the specified issue or idea mentioned, especially for political advantage: the government tried to play the nationalist card. play one's cards right make the best use of one's assets and opportunities. put (or lay ) one's cards on the table be completely open and honest in declaring one's resources, intentions, or attitude. ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 3 of the noun ): from Old French carte, from Latin carta, charta, from Greek khartēs ‘papyrus leaf ’.
card
card 2 |kɑːd | ▶verb [ with obj. ] comb and clean (raw wool, hemp fibres, or similar material ) with a sharp-toothed instrument in order to disentangle the fibres before spinning. ▶noun a toothed implement or machine for carding wool. DERIVATIVES carder noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French carde, from Provençal carda, from cardar ‘tease, comb ’, based on Latin carere ‘to card ’.
Card.
Card. ▶abbreviation Cardinal.
cardamom
cardamom |ˈkɑːdəməm |(also cardamon ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the aromatic seeds of a plant of the ginger family, used as a spice and also medicinally. 2 the SE Asian plant which bears cardamom seeds. ●Elettaria cardamomum, family Zingiberaceae. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French cardamome or Latin cardamomum, from Greek kardamōmon, from kardamon ‘cress ’ + amōmon, the name of a kind of spice plant.
Cardamom Mountains
Car ¦da |mom Moun |tains a range of mountains in western Cambodia, rising to a height of 1,813 m (5,886 ft ) at its highest point.
cardan joint
cardan joint |ˈkɑːd (ə )n | ▶noun Brit. another term for universal joint. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after Gerolamo Cardano (1501 –76 ), Italian mathematician.
cardan shaft
cardan shaft |ˈkɑːd (ə )n | ▶noun Brit. a shaft with a universal joint at one or both ends.
cardboard
card |board |ˈkɑːdbɔːd | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] pasteboard or stiff paper: [ as modifier ] : a cardboard box. 2 [ as modifier ] (of a character in a literary work ) lacking depth and realism; artificial: with its superficial, cardboard characters, the novel was typical of her work.
cardboard city
card |board city ▶noun an urban area where homeless people congregate under makeshift shelters made from cardboard boxes.
card-carrying
card-carrying ▶adjective registered as a member of a political party or trade union. • often humorous confirmed in or dedicated to a specified pursuit or outlook: a card-carrying pessimist.
Cárdenas
Cár de nas |ˈkärˈdāˌnäs, ˈkärdn -əs kɑrˈdeɪnəs | an industrial port in north central Cuba, east of Havana; pop. 98,200 (est. 2009 ).
card game
card game ▶noun a game in which playing cards are used.
cardholder
card |hold ¦er |ˈkɑːdhəʊldə | ▶noun a person who has a credit card or debit card.
cardia
cardia |ˈkɑːdɪə | ▶noun Anatomy the upper opening of the stomach, where the oesophagus enters. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Greek kardia .
cardiac
cardiac |ˈkɑːdɪak | ▶adjective 1 relating to the heart. 2 relating to the part of the stomach nearest the oesophagus. ▶noun informal a heart attack. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun denoting heart disease ): from French cardiaque or Latin cardiacus, from Greek kardiakos, from kardia ‘heart or upper opening of the stomach ’. The adjective dates from the early 17th cent.
cardiac arrest
cardiac arrest ▶noun a sudden, sometimes temporary, cessation of the heart's functioning.
cardiac massage
car di ac mas sage ▶noun a procedure to resuscitate a patient suffering cardiac arrest or fibrillation by rhythmically compressing the chest and heart to restore circulation. Also called heart massage.
cardiac tamponade
car |diac tam ¦pon |ade ▶noun see tamponade ( sense 1 ).
cardialgia
car di al gi a |ˌkärdēˈalj (ē )ə ˌkɑrdiˈælʤiə | ▶noun 1 heartburn. 2 another term for cardiodynia.
Cardiff
Car |diff |ˈkɑːdɪf | the capital of Wales, a seaport on the Bristol Channel; pop. 314,100 (est. 2009 ). Welsh name Caerdydd.
cardigan
car ¦di |gan |ˈkɑːdɪg (ə )n | ▶noun a knitted jumper fastening down the front. ORIGIN mid 19th cent. (Crimean War ): named after James Thomas Brudenel, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797 –1868 ), leader of the Charge of the Light Brigade, whose troops first wore such garments.
Cardiganshire
Car ¦di ¦gan |shire |ˈkɑːdɪgənˌʃɪə | a former county of SW Wales. It became part of Dyfed in 1974; the area became a county once more in 1996, as Ceredigion.
Cardin, Pierre
Cardin, Pierre |ˈkɑːdã, French kaʀdɛ̃ | (b.1922 ), French couturier, the first designer of haute couture to show a collection of clothes for men as well as women.
cardinal
car |dinal |ˈkɑːd (ɪ )n (ə )l | ▶noun 1 a leading dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals are nominated by the Pope, and form the Sacred College which elects succeeding popes (now invariably from among their own number ). • (also cardinal red ) [ mass noun ] a deep scarlet colour like that of a cardinal's cassock. 2 a New World songbird of the bunting family, having a stout bill and typically a conspicuous crest. The male is partly or mostly red in colour. ●Family Emberizidae, subfamily Cardinalinae (the cardinal grosbeak subfamily ): four genera and several species. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] of the greatest importance; fundamental: two cardinal points must be borne in mind. DERIVATIVES cardinalate |-leɪt |noun, cardinally adverb, cardinalship noun ORIGIN Old English, from Latin cardinalis, from cardo, cardin- ‘hinge ’. Sense 1 of the noun has arisen through the notion of the important function of such priests as ‘pivots ’ of church life.
cardinal beetle
car |dinal bee ¦tle ▶noun a mainly bright red beetle with feathery or comb-like antennae, which typically lives under loose bark. ●Family Pyrochroidae: several genera.
cardinal fish
car |dinal fish ▶noun a small brightly coloured fish found in shallow tropical seas around reefs. The male often broods the eggs in his mouth. ●Family Apogonidae: several genera, in particular Apogon, and numerous species.
cardinal flower
car |dinal flower ▶noun a tall scarlet-flowered lobelia found in North America. ●Lobelia cardinalis, family Campanulaceae.
cardinal humour
car |dinal hu ¦mour ▶noun see humour ( sense 3 of the noun ).
cardinality
car ¦din ¦al |ity |kɑːdɪˈnalɪti | ▶noun ( pl. cardinalities ) Mathematics the number of elements in a set or other grouping, as a property of that grouping.
cardinal number
car |dinal num ¦ber ▶noun a number denoting quantity (one, two, three, etc. ), as opposed to an ordinal number (first, second, third, etc. ).
cardinal point
car |dinal point ▶noun each of the four main points of the compass (north, south, east, and west ).
cardinal sin
car |dinal sin ▶noun (in Christian tradition ) any of the seven deadly sins. • chiefly humorous a serious error of judgement: he committed the cardinal sin of criticizing his teammates.
cardinal virtue
car |dinal vir ¦tue ▶noun each of the chief moral attributes of scholastic philosophy: justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude. Compare with theological virtues.
cardinal vowel
car |dinal vowel ▶noun Phonetics each of a series of vowel sounds used as a standard reference point to assist in the description and classification of vowel sounds in any language.
card index
card index ▶noun a catalogue or similar collection of information in which each item is entered on a separate card and the cards are arranged in a particular order, typically alphabetical. ▶verb ( card-index ) [ with obj. ] list on a card index.
carding wool
card |ing wool ▶noun [ mass noun ] short-stapled pieces of wool which result from the carding process, spun and woven to make standard-quality fabrics. Compare with combing wool.
cardio
cardio |ˈkɑːdiəʊ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal cardiovascular exercise.
cardio-
cardio- |ˈkɑːdɪəʊ | ▶combining form relating to the heart: cardiograph | cardiopulmonary. ORIGIN from Greek kardia ‘heart ’.
cardiodynia
car di o dyn i a |ˌkärdēōˈdinēə ˌkɑrdioʊˈdɪniə | ▶noun pain in the region of the heart.
cardiogram
cardiogram |ˈkɑːdɪə (ʊ )gram | ▶noun a record of muscle activity within the heart made by a cardiograph.
cardiograph
cardiograph |ˈkɑːdɪə (ʊ )grɑːf | ▶noun an instrument for recording heart muscle activity, such as an electrocardiograph. DERIVATIVES cardiographer |-ˈɒgrəfə |noun, cardiography |-ˈɒgrəfi |noun
cardioid
car ¦di |oid |ˈkɑːdɪɔɪd | ▶noun Mathematics a heart-shaped curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle as it rolls around another identical circle. • (also cardioid microphone ) a directional microphone with a heart-shaped pattern of sensitivity. ▶adjective of the shape of a cardioid. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Greek kardioeidēs ‘heart-shaped ’, from kardia ‘heart ’ + eidos ‘form ’.
cardiology
car ¦di |ology |kɑːdɪˈɒlədʒi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the branch of medicine that deals with diseases and abnormalities of the heart. DERIVATIVES cardiological adjective, cardiologist noun
cardiomegaly
cardiomegaly |ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈmɛgəli | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine abnormal enlargement of the heart. ORIGIN 1960s: from cardio- + Greek megas, megal- ‘great ’.
cardiomyopathy
cardiomyopathy |ˌkɑːdɪəʊmʌɪˈɒpəθi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine chronic disease of the heart muscle.
cardiopathy
cardiopathy |kɑːdɪˈɒpəθi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] heart disease.
cardiopulmonary
car ¦dio |pul ¦mon ¦ary |ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈpʌlmən (ə )ri | ▶adjective Medicine relating to the heart and the lungs.
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
car di o pul mo nar y re sus ci ta tion ▶noun emergency medical procedures for restoring normal heartbeat and breathing to victims of heart failure, drowning, etc.
cardiorespiratory
car ¦dio |respira ¦tory |ˌkɑːdɪəʊrɪsˈpɪrət (ə )ri | ▶adjective Medicine relating to the action of both heart and lungs.
cardiothoracic
car ¦dio |thor ¦acic ▶adjective Medicine relating to the heart and chest or lungs.
cardiovascular
car ¦dio |vas ¦cu ¦lar |ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈvaskjʊlə | ▶adjective Medicine relating to the heart and blood vessels.
cardiovascular system
cardiovascular system ▶noun another term for circulatory system.
carditis
carditis |kɑːˈdʌɪtɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine inflammation of the heart.
card key
card key ▶noun another term for key card.
cardmember
card |mem ¦ber |ˈkɑːdmɛmbə | ▶noun a holder of a particular credit or charge card.
cardoon
cardoon |kɑːˈduːn | ▶noun a tall thistle-like southern European plant related to the globe artichoke, with leaves and roots that may be used as vegetables. ●Cynara cardunculus, family Compositae. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French cardon, from carde ‘edible part of an artichoke ’, from modern Provençal cardo, based on Latin carduus, cardus ‘thistle, artichoke ’.
Cardozo, Benjamin N.
Car do zo, Benjamin N. |kärˈdōzō kɑrˈdoʊzoʊ | (1870 –1938 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1932 –38; full name Benjamin Nathan Cardozo. Considered a liberal, he championed court involvement in the making of public policy.
cardphone
card |phone |ˈkɑːdfəʊn | ▶noun Brit. a public telephone operated by a phonecard rather than coins.
card playing
card playing ▶noun [ mass noun ] the playing of card games.
card reader
card reader ▶noun 1 an electronic sensor that reads a magnetic strip or bar code on a credit card, membership card, etc. 2 an electronic device that reads and transfers data from various portable memory storage devices.
card room
card room ▶noun a room for playing cards. • a place where gambling games are played.
card sharp
card sharp (also card sharper ) ▶noun a person who cheats at cards in order to win money.
card swipe
card swipe ▶noun an electronic reader through which a credit or charge card or cheque guarantee card is passed in order to record the information it bears: [ as modifier ] : a card swipe system.
card table
card table ▶noun a table for playing cards on, typically having legs that fold flat for storage and a baize surface.
card vote
card vote ▶noun Brit. another term for block vote.
cardy
cardy |ˈkɑːdi |(also cardie ) ▶noun ( pl. cardies ) Brit. informal short for cardigan.
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card
card noun 1 a piece of stiff card: cardboard, pasteboard, board, Bristol board. 2 I'll send her a card: greeting card, postcard, notecard. 3 she produced her card: identification (card ), ID, credentials, pass, key card; business card, calling card. 4 she paid with her card: credit card, debit card, bank card, charge card, gold card, platinum card; phone card; informal plastic. 5 the cards were dealt: playing card; tarot card; (cards ) deck /pack of cards. 6 dated, informal she's such a card! eccentric, character; joker, wit, wag, jester, clown, comedian; informal laugh, scream, hoot, riot, jokester.
cardinal
cardinal adjective you've broken one of the cardinal rules: fundamental, basic, main, chief, primary, crucial, pivotal, prime, principal, paramount, preeminent, highest, key, essential. ANTONYMS unimportant.
Oxford Thesaurus
card
card noun 1 paste it on a piece of stiff card: cardboard, pasteboard, board, stiff paper. 2 I'll send her some flowers and a card: greetings card, postcard, Christmas card, birthday card, good luck card, get well card, sympathy card. 3 she dug into her bag and produced her card: identification, ID, credentials, papers; ID card, identification card, visiting card, business card, calling card. 4 she paid for the goods with her card: credit card, debit card, cash card, swipe card; informal plastic. 5 the cards were dealt for the last hand: playing card; plain card, picture card, tarot card; Brit. court card; N. Amer. face card; (cards ) pack of cards. PHRASES give someone their cards Brit. informal the firm has just given 74,000 workers their cards: dismiss, give someone their notice, throw out, get rid of, lay off, make redundant, let someone go, discharge, cashier; informal sack, give someone the sack, fire, kick out, boot out, give someone the boot, give someone their marching orders, give someone the bullet, give someone the (old ) heave-ho, give someone the elbow, give someone the push, show someone the door, send packing; Brit. informal turf out; dated out. ANTONYMS employ, take on. on the cards informal a decisive victory was on the cards: likely, possible, probable, expected, liable to happen, in the wind, in the air, in the offing, on the horizon, in view, in prospect, in store, to come. ANTONYMS unlikely, out of the question.
cardinal
cardinal adjective 1 one of the cardinal principles of the law of trusts: fundamental, basic, main, chief, primary, prime, principal, premier, first, leading, capital, paramount, pre-eminent; important, major, foremost, top, topmost, greatest, highest, key; essential, vital, crucial, intrinsic, integral, elemental, rudimentary, root, radical. ANTONYMS unimportant. 2 a black dress with cardinal trimmings: scarlet, red, crimson, vermilion, cinnabar, wine, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured; literary vermeil.
Duden Dictionary
Cardiff
Car diff Eigenname |ˈkɑːdɪf |Hauptstadt von Wales
Cardigan
Car di gan Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈkardigan englisch ˈkɑːdɪgən |der Cardigan; Genitiv: des Cardigans, Plural: die Cardigans englisch cardigan, nach J. Th. Brudenell, 7. Earl of Cardigan (1797 –1868 )(von Frauen und Männern getragene ) lange [kragenlose ] ein- oder zweireihige Strickweste
French Dictionary
cardage
cardage n. m. nom masculin Action de carder.
cardamome
cardamome n. f. nom féminin Plante dont les graines aromatiques à la saveur poivrée sont employées pour parfumer le café.
cardan
cardan n. m. nom masculin automobile Dispositif transmettant aux roues motrices leur mouvement.
carder
carder v. tr. verbe transitif Démêler des fibres textiles. : Carder de la laine. aimer
cardeur
cardeur cardeuse n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne préposée au cardage.
cardeuse
cardeuse n. f. nom féminin Machine destinée à carder les textiles.
cardi(o)-
cardi (o )- préf. préfixe Élément du grec signifiant « cœur ». : Cardiologie.
cardiaque
cardiaque adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif 1 Relatif au cœur. : Une crise cardiaque. Une chirurgie cardiaque. 2 Atteint d ’une maladie du cœur. : Une personne cardiaque. nom masculin et féminin Personne atteinte d ’une maladie du cœur. : Cardiaques, veuillez vous abstenir de fumer. Stimulateur cardiaque. Prothèse qui provoque la contraction du cœur. : Le stimulateur cardiaque (et non *pacemaker ) répond aux besoins des personnes sujettes à des syncopes dues à des pauses cardiaques. SYNONYME cardiostimulateur .
cardigan
cardigan n. m. nom masculin Veste de laine à manches longues et boutonnée. : Des cardigans bleu marine. Note Orthographique cardig an.
cardinal
cardinal , ale , aux adj. adjectif 1 Déterminant numéral cardinal ou nombre cardinal. Déterminant qui indique le NOMBRE précis des êtres ou des choses dont on parle. : Une énumération de six articles : le mot six est un déterminant numéral cardinal ou un nombre cardinal. tableau – numéral (adjectif ). Note Grammaticale Les déterminants numéraux cardinaux sont invariables, à l ’exception de un, qui peut se mettre au féminin, de vingt et de cent, qui prennent la marque du pluriel s ’ils sont multipliés par un nombre et s ’ils ne sont pas suivis d ’un autre déterminant de nombre. Vingt et une chemises. Six cents stylos, quatre-vingts feuilles, trois cent dix fiches. Note Typographique Dans les déterminants numéraux composés, selon la règle typographique classique, le trait d ’union s ’emploie seulement entre les éléments qui sont l ’un et l ’autre inférieurs à cent, sauf si les éléments sont joints par la conjonction et. Trente-sept, cent dix, vingt et un. Il est à remarquer cependant que les Rectifications de l ’orthographe (1990 ) modifient cette règle en proposant l ’emploi de traits d ’union dans « les numéraux formant un nombre complexe, inférieur ou supérieur à cent », et ce, même si les éléments sont joints par la conjonction et. Elle a vingt-quatre ans, elle a cent-deux ans. Cette maison a deux-cents ans. Il possède sept-cent-mille-trois-cent-vingt-et-un euros. 2 Point cardinal. Les noms des points cardinaux (nord, sud, est, ouest ) et leurs synonymes (midi, centre, orient, occident, levant ) s ’écrivent avec une majuscule lorsqu ’ils désignent une entité géographique, une région, une étendue de territoire ou lorsqu ’ils déterminent l ’élément spécifique d ’un nom de voie de communication. : Le pôle Nord. Le bureau est situé rue Saint-Paul Ouest. Pour les vacances, nous irons dans le Midi. tableau – points cardinaux. Note Typographique Les noms des points cardinaux s ’écrivent avec une minuscule lorsqu ’ils sont utilisés au sens de l ’orientation, comme une position du compas. Une terrasse exposée au sud. Note Technique On appelle rose des vents la position et la subdivision des points cardinaux sur le cadran d ’une boussole ou sur une carte géographique.
cardinal
cardinal n. m. (pl. cardinaux ) nom masculin 1 Prélat de l ’Église catholique, membre du Sacré Collège et électeur du pape. : Le cardinal Léger. Note Typographique Comme les titres administratifs, les titres religieux s ’écrivent généralement avec une minuscule. L ’abbé, l ’archevêque, le curé, l ’évêque, le pape. Cependant, ces titres s ’écrivent avec une majuscule lorsqu ’ils remplacent un nom de personne. Le Cardinal sera présent à la réunion. 2 Oiseau de petite taille de l ’ordre des passereaux dont le mâle porte un plumage écarlate de la couleur de la robe des cardinaux. : Un cardinal rouge (Cardinalis cardinalis ) fréquente notre jardin et l ’égaie de son chant puissant.
cardinalat
cardinalat n. m. nom masculin Dignité de cardinal. Note Orthographique cardinala t.
cardinalice
cardinalice adj. adjectif Propre aux cardinaux. : La pourpre cardinalice. Note Orthographique cardinali ce.
cardiogramme
cardiogramme n. m. nom masculin Tracé des mouvements du cœur. SYNONYME électrocardiogramme .
cardiographie
cardiographie n. f. nom féminin Enregistrement des mouvements du cœur.
cardiologie
cardiologie n. f. nom féminin Spécialité médicale qui traite le cœur.
cardiologue
cardiologue n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Médecin spécialiste du cœur.
cardiopathie
cardiopathie n. f. nom féminin médecine Maladie du cœur.
cardiorespiratoire
cardiorespiratoire adj. adjectif médecine Relatif au cœur et aux poumons. : Des affections cardiorespiratoires.
cardiostimulateur
cardiostimulateur n. m. médecine Stimulateur électrique implanté dans l ’organisme dans le but de déclencher des contractions cardiaques lorsque celles-ci ne s ’effectuent plus normalement. : On a dû lui implanter un cardiostimulateur (et non *pacemaker. ) SYNONYME stimulateur cardiaque .
cardiovasculaire
cardiovasculaire ou cardio-vasculaire adj. adjectif médecine Relatif au cœur et aux vaisseaux. : Des problèmes cardiovasculaires.
Spanish Dictionary
carda
carda nombre femenino 1 Acción de cardar .2 Efecto de cardar .3 Instrumento para preparar el hilado de la lana, compuesto de una tabla a la cual se adhiere un pedazo de piel curtida de becerro cuajado de puntas de hierro .
cardada
cardada nombre femenino Porción de lana que se carda de una vez .
cardado, -da
cardado, -da adjetivo 1 [fibra ] Que se ha tratado con la carda :algodón cardado .2 nombre masculino Operación de cardar un tejido, el pelo, etc .
cardador, -ra
cardador, -ra nombre masculino y femenino 1 Persona que tiene por oficio cardar tejidos .2 nombre masculino Milpiés (invertebrado ).
cardamomo
cardamomo nombre masculino 1 Planta de hojas grandes, flores blancas con listas azules y bordes amarillos, fruto en forma de pequeña cápsula y semillas de color castaño oscuro que se usan como especia :el cardamomo es originario de la India y del sudeste asiático .2 Fruto de esta planta .
cardán
cardán nombre masculino Articulación empleada en mecánica para transmitir un movimiento de rotación en direcciones distintas .
cardar
cardar verbo transitivo 1 Preparar con la carda una materia textil para el hilado .2 Sacar suavemente pelo con la carda a los paños, felpas u otros tejidos .3 Peinar con fuerza el pelo de las personas desde la punta hasta la raíz para que quede enredado y hueco y abulte más .ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado de cardo , por significar originariamente ‘peinar la lana antes de hilarla ’, lo cual se hacía con la cabeza de esta planta .
cardelina
cardelina nombre femenino Jilguero .SINÓNIMO colorín .
cardenal
cardenal 1 nombre masculino 1 Prelado de la Iglesia católica que forma parte, junto con otros, del Sacro Colegio y que tiene entre sus funciones aconsejar al Papa y, cuando este muere, elegir a su sucesor :el Papa nombra a los cardenales; los cardenales llevan el título de “Eminencia ”.SINÓNIMO purpurado .2 Pájaro cantor de pequeño tamaño, con plumaje de vivos colores y un alto penacho en la cabeza, al cual debe su nombre; hay varias especies, que habitan en el sur o en el norte de América :el cardenal rojo es muy apreciado en México por su canto y su belleza .3 Chile Planta geraniácea de jardín, de tallo carnoso y flores dispuestas en grupos globulares de color rojo, rosa o blanco .SINÓNIMO geranio, malvón .ETIMOLOGÍA Del latín cardinalis ‘cardinal, principal ’, derivado de cardo , cardinis ‘gozne ’, ‘polo, eje ’, ‘punto principal ’. De la mima familia etimológica que cardinal e incardinar .
cardenal
cardenal 2 nombre masculino Mancha de la piel, de color azul amoratado, que se produce por la acumulación de sangre u otro líquido corporal, como consecuencia de un golpe, una fuerte ligadura u otras causas .SINÓNIMO hematoma, moretón .ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado de cárdeno .
cardenalato
cardenalato nombre masculino Cargo o dignidad de cardenal .
cardenalicio, -cia
cardenalicio, -cia adjetivo Del cardenal o relacionado con este prelado de la Iglesia católica :Sacro Colegio cardenalicio; vestimenta cardenalicia . VÉASE birreta cardenalicia .
cardencha
cardencha nombre femenino 1 Planta de tallo espinoso, hojas aserradas y espinosas, que abrazan el tallo y flores purpúreas terminales, con grandes brácteas espinosas en la base que se utilizan para cardar los paños y la lana .SINÓNIMO cardón .2 Instrumento para preparar el hilado de la lana, compuesto de una tabla a la cual se adhiere un pedazo de becerrillo (piel curtida de becerro ) cuajado de puntas de hierro .SINÓNIMO carda .
cardenilla
cardenilla nombre femenino Variedad de uva pequeña, tardía y de color amoratado .
cardenillo
cardenillo nombre masculino 1 Sustancia venenosa de color verdoso o azulado que se forma sobre los objetos de cobre o sus aleaciones por la acción de la humedad .SINÓNIMO verdín .2 Acetato de cobre que se emplea en pintura .3 nombre masculino /adjetivo Color verde claro, como el del acetato de cobre .4 adjetivo Que es de este color .
cárdeno, -na
cárdeno, -na nombre masculino /adjetivo 1 Color morado :la silueta casi transparente adquirió un color cárdeno .2 adjetivo Que es de este color :mármol cárdeno; adivinaba algún mal vaticinio en la pinta de los últimos nubarrones cárdenos .SINÓNIMO lívido .3 adjetivo /nombre masculino [toro ] Que tiene el pelo con mezcla de negro y blanco :un semental cárdeno; sacó a los medios al cárdeno, con unos lances muy aplaudidos .
cardi-
cardi- cardio- .
cardíaca
cardíaca o cardiaca nombre femenino Planta de tallo cuadrangular, hojas perennes, divididas en tres lóbulos lanceolados, de color verdinegro por el haz y blanquecinas por el envés, y flores de color purpúreo claro, agrupadas en verticilos; puede alcanzar hasta 1 m de altura .
cardíaco, -ca
cardíaco, -ca o cardiaco, -ca adjetivo 1 Del corazón o relacionado con él :insuficiencia cardíaca; ataque cardíaco; un fallo cardíaco le produjo la muerte .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [enfermo ] Que padece del corazón :hubo un tiempo en que la gente moría de infarto sin precedentes cardíacos en la famila . VÉASE angina cardíaca; ventrículo cardíaco .
cardial
cardial adjetivo Del cardias o relacionado con este orificio superior del estómago .
cardialgia
cardialgia nombre femenino Dolor localizado en la zona del cardias .
cardias
cardias nombre masculino anat Orificio superior del estómago, por el cual comunica con el esófago :el cardias es un componente del sistema digestivo .El plural es cardias .
cárdigan
cárdigan nombre masculino Abrigo de punto, abierto por delante, con botones, escote en pico y manga larga :llévate un cárdigan por si refresca al anochecer .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés cardigan , tomado del título del oficial de caballería inglés James Thomas Brudenell (1797 -1868 ), séptimo conde de Cardigan , que combatió en la guerra de Crimea (1854 ), donde los soldados británicos utilizaron esta prenda por primera vez para protegerse del frío .
cardillo
cardillo nombre masculino 1 Planta de tallos largos (hasta 1 m ), con alas espinosas y el margen blanco, hojas espinosas y lanceoladas, con los nervios blancos y el borde blanco, grueso y cartilaginoso, y flores amarillas, con pelillos negros :el cardillo es comestible y crece en sembrados y barbechos .SINÓNIMO tagarnina .2 Méx Reflejo que produce el sol sobre un espejo .
cardina
cardina nombre femenino Elemento decorativo en forma de hoja de cardo que suele encontrarse en capiteles y en florones; es característico del estilo gótico, especialmente en el arte inglés :se tallan en madera cardinas, pámpanos y animales domésticos estilizados, que sustituyen a los monstruosos animales románicos .
cardinal
cardinal adjetivo 1 Que proporciona el punto o la base fundamental para posteriores desarrollos :una importancia cardinal; la creación, la imitación y la tradición, las tres pautas cardinales en la conducta .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino [numeral ] Que indica una cantidad numérica precisa :‘sesenta ’ es un numeral cardinal .3 [signo del zodíaco ] Que al entrar el Sol en él empieza una de las cuatro estaciones del año :Aries, Cáncer, Libra y Capricornio son signos cardinales . VÉASE punto cardinal; virtud cardinal .
cardio-, -cardio
cardio-, -cardio Elemento prefijal y sufijal de origen griego que entra en la formación de nombres y adjetivos con el significado de ‘corazón ’ o ‘que está relacionado con él ’:cardiología, cardiocirujano, miocardio, epicardio .Como elemento prefijal también puede adoptar la forma cardi- : cardiáceo, carditis .
cardiocirculatorio, -ria
cardiocirculatorio, -ria adjetivo med Del corazón y los vasos sanguíneos o relacionado con ellos :las principales causas de enfermedad y muerte de los países desarrollados son los accidentes de tráfico, los problemas cardiocirculatorios y el cáncer .SINÓNIMO cardiovascular .
cardiocirugía
cardiocirugía nombre femenino 1 Parte de la medicina que trata las enfermedades y disfunciones del corazón mediante operaciones quirúrgicas .2 nombre femenino Práctica quirúrgica que se realiza en el corazón .
cardiocirujano, -na
cardiocirujano, -na nombre masculino y femenino Médico especialista en cirugía del corazón .
cardiografía
cardiografía nombre femenino 1 Parte de la medicina que estudia y describe el corazón .2 Registro gráfico de los movimientos del corazón por medio del cardiógrafo .
cardiógrafo
cardiógrafo nombre masculino Aparato para medir y registrar la intensidad y ritmo de los movimientos del corazón .
cardiograma
cardiograma nombre masculino Gráfico en el que se registran la intensidad y el ritmo de los movimientos del corazón y es obtenido por un cardiógrafo .
cardiología
cardiología nombre femenino Parte de la medicina que se ocupa de la anatomía, la fisiología y las enfermedades del corazón .
cardiólogo, -ga
cardiólogo, -ga nombre masculino y femenino Médico especialista en cardiología .
cardiomegalia
cardiomegalia nombre femenino Aumento anormal del volumen del corazón .
cardiópata
cardiópata adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que padece una enfermedad del corazón .
cardiopatía
cardiopatía nombre femenino Enfermedad del corazón :cardiopatía valvular; cardiopatía arteriosclerótica .
cardiopulmonar
cardiopulmonar adjetivo med Del corazón y los pulmones o relacionado con ellos :disfunción cardiopulmonar .
cardiorrenal
cardiorrenal adjetivo Del corazón y los riñones o relacionado con ambos a la vez :enfermedad cardiorrenal .
cardiorrespiratorio, -ria
cardiorrespiratorio, -ria adjetivo Del corazón y el aparato respiratorio o relacionado con ellos :realiza ejercicios ligeros y de estiramiento para ir descargando gradualmente, poco a poco, la función cardiorrespiratoria, los músculos y las articulaciones .
cardiovascular
cardiovascular adjetivo med Del corazón y los vasos sanguíneos o relacionado con ellos :sistema cardiovascular; enfermedad cardiovascular .SINÓNIMO cardiocirculatorio .
carditis
carditis nombre femenino med Inflamación del corazón .
cardo
cardo nombre masculino 1 Planta silvestre de hojas grandes y espinosas y flores en cabezuela :las pencas de las hojas del cardo son comestibles .cardo borriquero Cardo de hojas altas y rizadas y flores cárdenas (azules o moradas ) que no es comestible .SINÓNIMO toba .2 coloquial Persona muy fea .3 Esp coloquial Persona de trato brusco, arisco o desagradable .
cardón
cardón nombre masculino 1 Cardencha (planta ).2 Nombre genérico con que se designa a diversas plantas espinosas de gran porte que pertenecen a distintas familias, como la pita .3 Acción de cardar el paño antes de tundirlo .4 ASur, Méx Nombre de diversas plantas de la familia de las cactáceas, abundantes en las regiones áridas, de flores grandes, fruto carnoso y tronco cilíndrico .
cardonal
cardonal nombre masculino Terreno poblado de cardones (planta ).
cardume
cardume nombre masculino Cardumen .SINÓNIMO banco .
cardumen
cardumen nombre masculino 1 Concentración grande de peces, generalmente de la misma especie, que se desplazan juntos .SINÓNIMO banco, cardume .2 Chile, Urug Concentración importante de cosas .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
card
card 1 /kɑː r d /〖語源は 「パピルスの葉 」〗名詞 複 ~s /-dz /1 a. C 〖しばしば複合語で 〗(厚紙 プラスチック製の )カード , 券 ▸ a membership card 会員証 [券 ]▸ a filing card 整理カード ▸ a cash card キャッシュカード ▸ carry an ID [identity, identification ] card 身分証明書を携帯する ▸ pay by [with a ] credit card クレジットカードで支払う ▸ You can unlock the door with the magnetic card .その磁気カードでドアを開けることができます b. U ⦅英 ⦆厚紙 (!cardboardより薄い ) .c. C クレジットカード (credit card ).2 C (絵 )はがき (postcard, postal card )(→letter 1 ); あいさつ状 , 通知状 , 案内状 , 賀状 (!通例2つ折りで絵などが印刷されている ) ▸ I sent him a card from Japan .私は彼に日本から (絵 )はがきを送った 関連 …状 /…カード ▸ a greeting [⦅英 ⦆greetings ] ~(一般に )あいさつ状 ▸ an invitation ~招待状 ▸ a birthday ~バースデーカード ▸ a Christmas ~クリスマスカード ▸ a New Year's ~年賀状 ▸ a wedding ~結婚通知状 ; 結婚式 (および披露宴 )案内状 ▸ a get-well ~(病気の人への )お見舞い状 ▸ a thank-you ~お礼状 ▸ a change of address ~転居案内状 3 C a. 〖通例 ~s 〗トランプ札, (ゲーム用 )カード (playing card ); 〖the ~s 〗(運命を占う )トランプのカード, タロット (カード ); 〖~s; 単数扱い 〗トランプ遊び (!trump (card )は 「切り札 」) ▸ a deck ⦅米 ⦆ [pack ⦅英 ⦆] of cards トランプ1組 ▸ deal (out ) the cards トランプを配る ▸ shuffle [cut ] the cards トランプを切る ▸ play cards トランプをする ▸ beat A at cards トランプでAに勝つ b. (収集用の )カード ▸ baseball cards 野球カード 4 C 〖しばしばone 's ~〗(業務用 )名刺 (business card ); (訪問用 )名刺 (calling ⦅主に米 ⦆ [visiting ⦅英 ⦆] card )▸ Here's my card . Can I see the manager? こちらが私の名刺です . 支配人はいらっしゃいますか (!秘書などに対して ) 5 C (奥の )手 ; 方策, 手段 .6 C (レース スポーツの )プログラム , (競馬の )番組 (表 ), 対戦カード ▸ a drawing card 呼び物 7 C ⦅やや古 くだけて ⦆〖単数形で 〗おもしろい人 , 変わり者 ; 〖修飾語を伴って 〗(特徴 性格などが )…な人 [やつ ]▸ He is a good [knowing ] card .彼はいい [ぬかりのない ]やつだ 8 C 〘コンピュ 〙回路基板 .9 C 〘ゴルフ クリケット 〙スコアカード ; (サッカーなどで反則者に提示される )イエロー [レッド ]カード .10 C ⦅英 くだけて ⦆〖~s 〗(雇用主に預けておく )書類 〘保険証など; 退職時に返却される 〙▸ get [be given ] one's cards 解雇される, 首になる ▸ ask for one's cards 退職を願い出る b è in ⦅米 ⦆ [on ⦅英 ⦆] the c á rds ⦅くだけて ⦆〈事が 〉起こりそうである ; たぶん …らしい (be likely )▸ It is in the cards that I may go to Mexico this summer .今年の夏はメキシコへ行くかもしれない A's c à rd is m á rked ⦅英 ⦆A 〈人 〉が (目上の人などに )気に入られていない, 目を付けられている .go thr ò ugh the (whole ) c á rd あらゆることを考慮する [試す ].h à ve a [another ] c à rd up one's sl é eve 奥の手が残っている .h ò ld [h à ve ] all the c á rds ⦅くだけて ⦆(状況を完全につかんで )有利な立場にある .m à ke a c á rd (トランプで )特定の札で勝つ .pl à y [h ò ld, k è ep ] one's c á rds close to one's [the ] ch é st [v é st ]⦅話 ⦆計画 [考え ]を隠しておく, 手の内を見せない .pl à y one's c à rds r í ght [b á dly ]⦅話 ⦆うまく [へたに ]事を進める (!rightのほかwellやproperlyも用いる ) .pl à y one's l à st [b è st, str ò ngest, tr ù mp, w ì nning ] c á rd 奥の手 [切り札 ]を出す, 秘策を講じる .p ù t [l à y ] one's c á rds on the t á ble =sh ò w one's c á rds 隠し立てをしない, 手の内 [計画 ]をすっかり見せる .Th à t's the c á rd .⦅くだけて ⦆まさにその通り, それだ .The c à rds are st á cked [l ó aded ] against A .=The odds are against A .動詞 他動詞 1 …にカードを付ける .2 a. …をカードに記入する .b. ⦅主に報道 ⦆(特にゴルフで )〈得点 〉を記録する, 上げる .3 ⦅米 ⦆〖be ~ed 〗〈人が 〉 (酒場などで年齢確認のために )身分証明書の提示を求められる .4 (サッカーなどで )〈人 〉にレッド [イエロー ]カードを出す .~́ c à talog [f ì le ]⦅米 ⦆(図書館などの )カード目録 .~́ g à me トランプゲーム .~́ ì ndex ⦅英 ⦆=card catalog .~́ ph ò ne =cardphone .~́ pl à yer トランプゲームをする人 .~́ p ù nch ⦅英 ⦆〘コンピュ 〙=keypunch .~́ r è ader 〘コンピュ 〙カード読取機, カードリーダー .~́ t à ble (折りたたみ式の )トランプ用テーブル .~́ v ò te ⦅英 ⦆(組合の会議での )カード投票 〘各代表者が自分が代表する組合員の数に比例する票数を持つ方式 〙.
card
card 2 名詞 C すきぐし .動詞 他動詞 〈羊毛 麻など 〉をすく, すきぐしで整える .
cardamom
car da mom car da mum /kɑ́ː r dəməm /名詞 〘植 〙1 C カルダモン, ショウズク 〘東南アジア産のショウガ科の植物 〙.2 U カルダモンの種子 〘香辛料に用いる 〙.
cardboard
card board /kɑ́ː r dbɔ̀ː r d /名詞 U ボール紙 , 厚紙 , 段ボール .形容詞 1 ボール紙の [で作られた ].2 〖名詞 の前で 〗非現実的な , ばかげた ; 深さとリアリズムに欠けている 〈文学作品の登場人物など 〉, 平面的な .~̀ b ó x 段ボール箱 .~̀ c í ty ⦅主に英 ⦆段ボール街 〘ホームレスが段ボール小屋に住む区域 〙.~̀ c ú t-out 1 切り抜き絵 〘本を開けば, 立体的になるボール紙の絵 〙.2 (本 映画の )非現実的な登場人物 .~́ sh à rk [sh à rp ]=cardsharp (er ).
card-carrying
c á rd-c à rry ing 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 (政党 団体などの )正式の 〈会員 〉; 会員証を有する .2 ⦅しばしばおどけて ⦆本物の, 正真正銘の ; (理想 職業などに )献身的な .~́ m è mber 正会員, 正式の党員 .
cardholder
c á rd h ò lder 名詞 C (クレジットカード 銀行のキャッシュカードなどの )カード保有者 [名義人 ].
cardiac
car di ac /kɑ́ː r diæ̀k /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗〘医 〙1 心臓 (病 )の .2 (胃の )噴門の .名詞 C 1 心臓病患者 .2 強心剤 .~̀ arr é st [f á ilure ]心臓停止 .~̀ inf á rction 心筋梗塞 (こうそく ).
cardie
card ie /kɑ́ː r di /名詞 ⦅くだけて ⦆=cardigan .
cardigan
car di gan /kɑ́ː r dɪɡən /〖クリミア戦争の時, Cardigan伯爵の軍隊が着ていたことから 〗名詞 C カーディガン (cardigan sweater ).
cardinal
car di nal /kɑ́ː r dɪn (ə )l /名詞 複 ~s /-z /1 C 〖時にC -〗枢機卿 (すうきけい )〘ローマカトリック教会の教皇 (Pope )を輔佐する最高の僧職; 深紅の帽子と衣を着ける 〙▸ the College of Cardinals 枢機卿会 2 U 〖種類では 可算 〗深紅色 (!枢機卿の帽子 衣の色から ) .3 C 〘鳥 〙ショウジョウコウカンチョウ (cardinal bird ) 〘北米産アトリ科の鳴鳥 〙.4 C 基数 (cardinal number ) 〘one, two, three …など; →ordinal number 〙.5 C カーディナル 〘18世紀流行の婦人用でずきん付きの赤いマント 〙.形容詞 1 ⦅かたく ⦆〖名詞 の前で 〗きわめて重要な , 主要な (chief, principal ); 基本的な ▸ a cardinal error 根本にかかわるミス 2 深紅色の .~́ fl ò wer 〘植 〙ベニバナサワギキョウ (紅花沢桔梗 ) 〘北米産 〙.~̀ p ó int 基本方位 〘順にnorth, south, east, west 〙.~̀ s í n 1 ⦅おどけて ⦆重大な過ち .2 〖the ~s 〗〘宗 〙(キリスト教の )大罪 (→deadly sins ).~̀ v í rtue 〖the ~s 〗〘哲 宗 〙枢要 (すうよう )徳, 元徳 〘古代ギリシャ哲学ではjustice, prudence, temperance, fortitudeの四徳, キリスト教ではfaith, hope, charityを加えた七徳 〙.~ly 副詞
cardiologist
car di ó l o gist 名詞 C 心臓 (病 )学者, 心臓病専門医 .
cardiology
car di ol o gy /kɑ̀ː r diɑ́lədʒi |-ɔ́l -/名詞 U 心臓 (病 )学 .c à r di ol ó gic 形容詞 c à r di o l ó g i cal 形容詞
cardiovascular
c à r di o v á scular /kɑː r dɪoʊ -/形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗〘医 〙心臓血管の [に関する ].~́ dis è ase 心臓血管病 .~́ s ỳ stem 心臓血管系 .
cardphone
c á rd ph ò ne 名詞 C ⦅英 ⦆カード式電話 .
cardpunch
c á rd p ù nch 名詞 ⦅英 ⦆=keypunch .
cardshark
c á rd sh à rk 名詞 ⦅米 ⦆=cardsharp (er ).
cardsharp(er)
c á rd sh à rp (er )名詞 C ⦅英 ⦆いかさまトランプ師 .