English-Thai Dictionary
cate
N ความประ ณีต ละเอียดอ่อน อาหาร โอชะ
catechetical
A เกี่ยวกับ การ สอน โดย การ ถาม ตอบ
catechin
N สาร สีเหลือง ใช้ ใน การย้อมสี และ ฟอกหนัง
catechise
VT สอน หลักการ ของ ศาสนาคริสต์ โดย การ ถาม ตอบ catechize son-lak-kan-kong-sad-sa-na-khrid-doi-kan-tam-tob
catechism
N คำถาม และ คำตอบ ที่ ใช้ ใน การ สอน ถึง หลักการ ของ ศาสนาคริสต์ kam-tham-lae-kham-tob-ti-chai-nai-kan-kong-sad-sa-na-khrid-doi-kan-tam-tob
catechist
N ผู้สอน ด้วย การ ถาม ตอบ
catechize
VT สอน หลักการ ของ ศาสนาคริสต์ โดย การ ถาม ตอบ catechise son-lak-kan-kong-sad-sa-na-khrid-doi-kan-tam-tob
catechol
N สารเคมี ที่ ใช้ ใน อุตสห กรรม ย้อมสี และ ภาพถ่าย
catechu
N สาร ฝาด จาก พืช เป็น ยา ฝาด สมาน
catechumen
N การ สอน ชั้น พื้นฐาน หรือ สอน เบื้องต้น
categorical
ADV อย่างแท้จริง อย่าง ไม่มีเงื่อนไข absolute yang-tae-jing
categorize
VT จัดหมวดหมู่ จัดกลุ่ม จัด ประเภท classify jad-muad-mu
categorize
VT แยกแยะ จำแนก yaek-yae
category
N หมวด หมู่ หมวดหมู่ ประเภท class type
catena
N อนุกรม ที่ ต่อกัน
catenary
N เส้นโค้ง แขวน
cater
VT จัดหา ให้ จัดเตรียม ให้ provide provision supply jad-ha-hai
cater for
PHRV จัดหา สิ่ง ที่ ต้องการ ไว้ ให้ cater to provide for jad-ha-sing-ti-tong-kan-wai-hai
cater for
PHRV จัดเตรียม อาหาร ไว้ ให้ jad-triam-ar-han-wai-hai
cater for
PHRV พิจารณา ไตร่ตรอง pi-ja-ra-na
cater to
PHRV จัดหา สิ่ง ที่ ต้องการ ไว้ ให้ cater for jad-ha-sing-ti-tong-kan-wai-hai
cater-cornered
ADJ ที่ เป็น เส้น ทแยงมุม diagonal ti-pen-sen-ta-yaeng-mum
cater-cornered
ADV อย่าง ที่ เป็น เส้น ทแยงมุม diagonally yang-ti-pen-sen-ta-yaeng-mum
catercornered
A เกี่ยวกับ เส้น ทแยงมุม
catercousin
N ลูกพี่ลูกน้อง เพื่อนสนิท
caterer
N คนที่ ขาย หรือ ให้บริการ ด้าน อาหาร kon-ti-kai-rue-hai-bo-ri-kan-dan-ar-han
caterpillar
N คนที่ รีดไถ จาก ผู้อื่น extortioner kon-ti-rid-tai-jak-phu-uen
caterpillar
N หนอน ผีเสื้อ non-pi-suea
caterpillar tractor
N รถ ตีนตะขาบ caterpillar vehicle caterpillar rod-tin-ta-kab
caterwaul
VI ส่ง เสียงดัง น่ารำคาญ เหมือน แมว yowl song-siang-dang-na-ram-kan-muean-mael
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CATE
n.[See Cates. ]
CATECHETICAL
a.[See Catechise. ] 1. Relating to oral instruction, and particularly in the first principles of the Christian religion.
2. Relating to or consisting in asking questions and receiving answers, according to the ancient manner of teaching pupils.
Socrates introduced a catechetical method of arguing.
CATECHETICALLY
adv. By question and answer; in the way of oral instruction.
CATECHISE
v.t. 1. To instruct by asking questions, receiving answers, and offering explanations and corrections.
2. To question; to interrogate; to examine or try by questions, and sometimes with a view to reproof, by eliciting answers from a person, which condemn his own conduct.
3. Appropriately, to ask questions concerning the doctrines of the Christian religion; to interrogate pupils and give instruction in the principles of religion.
CATECHISED
pp. Instructed.
CATECHISER
n.One who catechises; one who instructs by question and answer, and particularly in the rudiments of the Christian religion.
CATECHISING
ppr. Instructing in rudiments or principles.
CATECHISM
n. 1. A form of instruction by means of questions and answers, particularly in the principles of religion.
2. An elementary book containing a summary of principles in any science or art, but appropriately in religion, reduced to the form of questions and answers, and sometimes with notes, explanations, and references to authorities.
CATECHIST
n.One who instructs viva voice, or by question and answer; a catechiser; one appointed by the church to instruct in the principles of religion.
CATECHISTIC, CATECHISTICAL
a.Pertaining to a catechist, or catechism.
CATECHU
n.Terra Japonica, a dry extract, or brown astringent substance, obtained by decoction and evaporation from a species of Mimosa in India. It consists chiefly of tannin.
CATECHUMEN
n.One who is in the first rudiments of Christianity; one who is receiving instruction and preparing himself for baptism. These were anciently the children of believing parents, or pagans not fully initiated in the principles of the Christian religion. They were admitted to this state by the imposition of hands, and the sign of the cross.
CATECHUMENICAL
a.Belonging to catechumens.
CATECHUMENIST
n.A catechumen.
CATEGORICAL
a. 1. Pertaining to a category.
2. Absolute; positive; express; not relative or hypothetical; as a categorical proposition, syllogism or answer.
CATEGORY
n.In logic, a series or order of all the predicates or attributes contained under a genus. The school philosophers distributed all the objects of our thoughts and ideas into genera or classes. Aristotle made ten categories, viz. Substance, quantity, quality, relation, action, passion, time, place, situation and habit.
CATENARIAN, CATENARY
a.Relating to a chain; like a chain. The catenarian curve, in geometry, is formed by a rope or chain hanging freely between two points of suspension, whether the points are horizontal or not.
CATENATE
v.t.To chain, or rather to connect in a series of links or ties.
CATENATION
n.Connection of links, union of parts, as in a chain; regular connection. [See Concatenation. ]
CATER
v.i.To provide food; to buy or procure provisions; followed by for; as, to cater for the sparrow.
CATER
n.A provider. [See Caterer. ]
CATER
n.The four of cards or dice; so written for Fr. quatre.
CATER-COUSIN
n.A quaere-cousin, a remote relation.
CATERER
n.A provider, buyer or purveyor of provision.
CATERESS
n.A woman who caters; a female provider of food.
CATERPILLAR
n.The colored and often hairy larva of the lepidopterous insects. This term is also applied to the larvas of other insects, such as the Tenthredo, or saw-fly; but is more generally confined to the lepidopters. Caterpillars are produced immediately from the egg; they are furnished with several pairs of feet, and have the shape and appearance of a worm. They contain the embryo of the perfect insect, inclosed within a muscular envelop, which is thrown off, when the insect enters the nymph or chrysalis state, in which it remains for sometime as if inanimate. It then throws off its last envelop, and emerges a perfect insect. Caterpillars generally feed on leaves or succulent vegetables, and are sometimes very destructive.
CATERPILLAR-EATER
n.A worm bred in the body of a caterpillar, which eats it.
CATERWAUL
v.i.To cry or wall, as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh offensive noise.
CATERWAULING
n.The cry of cats; a harsh disagreeable noise or cry.
CATES
n.Delicious food or viands; dainties.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CATE
CATE Cate, n.
Defn: Food. [Obs. ] See Cates.
CATECHETIC; CATECHETICAL
Cat `e *chet "ic, Cat `e *chet "ic *al, a. Etym: [Gr. Catechise. ]
Defn: Relating to or consisting in, asking questions and receiving answers, according to the ancient manner of teaching. Socrates introduced a catechetical method of arguing. Addison.
CATECHETICALLY
CATECHETICALLY Cat `e *chet "ic *al *ly, adv.
Defn: In a catechetical manner; by question and answer.
CATECHETICS
CATECHETICS Cat `e *chet "ics, n.
Defn: The science or practice of instructing by questions and answers.
CATECHIN
CATECHIN Cat "e *chin, n. (Chem. )
Defn: One of the tannic acids, extracted from catechu as a white, crystaline substance; -- called also catechuic acid, and catechuin.
CATECHISATION
Cat `e *chi *sa "tion, n. Etym: [LL. catechizatio.]
Defn: The act of catechising.
CATECHISE
Cat "e *chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Catechised; p. pr. & vb. n.Catechising. ] Etym: [L. catechizare, Gr.
1. To instruct by asking questions, receiving answeres, and offering explanations and corrections, -- esp. in regard to points of religious faith.
2. To question or interrogate; to examine or try by questions; -- sometimes with a view to reproof, by eliciting from a person answers which condemn his own conduct. Swift.
CATECHISER
CATECHISER Cat "e *chi `ser, n.
Defn: One who catechises.
CATECHISM
Cat "e *chism, n. Etym: [L. catechismus, fr. Gr. See Catechise. ]
1. A form of instruction by means of questions answers.
2. A book containing a summary of principles, especially of religious doctrine, reduced to the form of questions and answers. The Jews, even till this day, have their catechisms. Hooker. The Larger Catechism, The Shorter Catechism. See Westminster Assembly, under Assembly.
CATECHISMAL
CATECHISMAL Cat `e *chis "mal, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a catechism, having the form of questions and answers; catechical.
CATECHIST
Cat "e *chist, n. Etym: [L. catechista, fr. Gr. ]
Defn: One who instructs by question and answer, especially in religions matters.
CATECHISTIC; CATECHISTICAL
CATECHISTIC; CATECHISTICAL Cat `e *chis "tic, Cat `e *chis "tic *al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a catechist or to a catechism. Dr. H. More.
CATECHIZE
CATECHIZE Cat "e *chize, v. t.
Defn: See Catechise.
CATECHU
Cat "e *chu, n. Etym: [See Cashoo. ] (Chem. )
Defn: A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names terra japonica, cutch, gambier, etc. Ure. Dunglison.
CATECHUIC
CATECHUIC Cat `e *chu "ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to catechu or its derivatives. See catechin.
CATECHUMEN
Cat "e *chu `men, n. Etym: [L. catechunenus, Gr. Catechise. ] (Eccl.)
Defn: One who is receiving rudimentary instruction in the doctrines of Christianity; a neophyte; in the primitive church, one officially recognized as a Christian, and admitted to instruction preliminary to admission to full membership in the church.
CATECHUMENATE
CATECHUMENATE Cat `e *chu "men *ate, n.
Defn: The state or condition of a catechumen or the time during which one is a catechumen.
CATECHUMENICAL
CATECHUMENICAL Cat `e *chu *men "i *cal, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to catechumens; as, catechumenical instructions.
CATECHUMENIST
CATECHUMENIST Cat `e *chu "men *ist, n.
Defn: A catechumen. Bp. Morton.
CATEGOREMATIC
Cat `e *gor `e *mat "ic, a. Etym: [Gr. Category. ] (Logic. )
Defn: Capable of being employed by itself as a term; -- said of a word.
CATEGORICAL
CATEGORICAL Cat `e *gor "ic *al, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a category.
2. Not hypothetical or relative; admitting no conditions or exceptions; declarative; absolute; positive; express; as, a categorical proposition, or answer. The scriptures by a multitude of categorical and intelligible decisions... distinguish between the things seen and temporal and those that are unseen and eternal. I. Taylor.
CATEGORICALLY
CATEGORICALLY Cat `e *gor "ic *al *ly, adv.
Defn: Absolutely; directly; expressly; positively; as, to affirm categorically.
CATEGORICALNESS
CATEGORICALNESS Cat `e *gor "ic *al *ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being categorical, positive, or absolute. A. Marvell.
CATEGORIST
CATEGORIST Cat "e *go *rist, n.
Defn: One who inserts in a category or list; one who classifies. Emerson.
CATEGORIZE
CATEGORIZE Cat "e *go *rize, v. t.
Defn: To insert in a category or list; to class; to catalogue.
CATEGORY
Cat "e *go *ry, n.; pl. Categories Etym: [L. categoria, Gr.
1. (Logic. )
Defn: One of the highest classes to which the objects of knowledge or thought can be reduced, and by which they can be arranged in a system; an ultimate or undecomposable conception; a predicament. The categories or predicaments -- the former a Greek word, the latter its literal translation in the Latin language -- were intended by Aristotle and his followers as an enumeration of all things capable of being named; an enumeration by the summa genera i.e., the most extensive classes into which things could be distributed. J. S. Mill.
2. Class; also, state, condition, or predicament; as, we are both in the same category. There is in modern literature a whole class of writers standing within the same category. De Quincey.
CATEL
Cat "el, n. Etym: [See Chattel. ]
Defn: Property; -- often used by Chaucer in contrast with rent, or income. "For loss of catel may recovered be, But loss of tyme shendeth us, " quod he. Chaucer.
CATELECTRODE
Cat `e *lec "trode, n. Etym: [Pref. cata + elecrode.] (Physics )
Defn: The negative electrode or pole of a voltaic battery. Faraday.
CATELECTROTONIC
CATELECTROTONIC Cat `e *lec `tro *ton "ic, a. (Physics )
Defn: Relating to, or characterized by, catelectrotonus.
CATELECTROTONUS
Cat `e *lec *trot "o *nus, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. Electro- ) + (Physics )
Defn: The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode, on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
CATENA
Ca *te "na, n.; pl. Catene. Etym: [L., a chain. ]
Defn: A chain or series of things connected with each other. I have. .. in no case sought to construct those catenæ of games, which it seems now the fashion of commentators to link together. C. J. Ellicott.
CATENARY; CATENARIAN
Cat "e *na *ry, Cat `e *na "ri *an, a. Etym: [L. catenarius, fr. catena a chain. See Chain. ]
Defn: Relating to a chain; like a chain; as, a catenary curve.
CATENARY
Cat "e *na *ry, n.; pl. Catenaries (. (Geol.)
Defn: The curve formed by a rope or chain of uniform density and perfect flexibility, hanging freely between two points of suspension, not in the same vertical line.
CATENATE
Cat "e *nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Catenated; p. pr. & vb. n.Catenating.] Etym: [L. catenatus, p. p. of catenare, fr. catena chain. See Chain. ]
Defn: To connect, in a series of links or ties; to chain. E. Darwin.
CATENATION
Cat `e *na "tion, n. Etym: [L. catenatio.]
Defn: Connection of links or union of parts, as in a chain; a regular or connected series. See Concatenation. Sir T. Browne.
CATENULATE
Ca *ten "u *late, a. Etym: [L. catenuia, dim. of catena chain. ]
1. Consisting of little links or chains.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Chainlike; -- said both or color marks and of indentations when arranged like the links of a chain, as on shells, etc.
CATER
Ca "ter, n. Etym: [OE. catour purchaser, caterer, OF. acator, fr. acater, F. acheter, to buy, provide, fr. LL. accaptare; L. ad + captare to strive, to seize, intens, of capere to take, seize. Cf. Acater, Capacious. ]
Defn: A provider; a purveyor; a caterer. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
CATER
Ca "ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Catered; p. pr. & vb. n. Catering. ] Etym: [From Cater, n.]
1. To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions. [He ] providently caters for the sparrow. Shak.
2. By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at theatrical or musical entertainments; -- followed by for or to.
CATER
Ca "ter, n. Etym: [F. quatre four. ]
Defn: The four of cards or dice.
CATER
CATER Ca "ter, v. t.
Defn: To cut diagonally. [Obs. ] Halliwell.
CATERAN
Cat "e *ran, n. Etym: [Gael. ceatharnach. Cf. Kern Irish foot soldier. ]
Defn: A Highland robber: a kind of irregular soldier. [Scot. ] Sir W. Scott.
CATER-CORNERED
Ca "ter-cor "nered, a. Etym: [Cf. Cater to cut diagonally. ]
Defn: Diagonal. [Colloq. ]
CATER-COUSIN
CATER-COUSIN Ca "ter-cous `in, n.
Defn: A remote relation. See Quater-cousin. Shak.
CATERER
CATERER Ca "ter *er, n.
Defn: One who caters. The little fowls in the air have God for Their provider and caterer. Shelton.
CATERESS
CATERESS Ca "ter *ess, n.
Defn: A woman who caters. Milton.
CATERPILLAR
Cat "er *pil `lar, n. Etym: [OE. catyrpel, corrupted fr. OF. chatepelouse, or cate pelue, fr. chate, F. chatte, she-cat, fem. of chat, L. catus + L. pilosus hairy, or F. pelu hairy, fr. L. pilus hair. See Cat, and Pile hair. ]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which are also called false caterpillars. The true caterpillars have three pairs of true legs, and several pairs of abdominal fleshy legs (prolegs ) armed with hooks. Some are hairy, others naked. They usually feed on leaves, fruit, and succulent vegetables, being often very destructive, Many of them are popularly called worms, as the cutworm, cankerworm, army worm, cotton worm, silkworm.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: A plant of the genus Scorpiurus, with pods resembling caterpillars. Caterpillar catcher, or Caterpillar eater (Zoöl.), a bird belonging to the family of Shrikes, which feeds on caterpillars. The name is also given to several other birds. -- Caterpillar hunter (Zoöl.), any species of beetles of the genus Callosoma and other allied genera of the family Carabidæ which feed habitually upon caterpillars.
CATERWAUL
Cat "er *waul, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Caterwauled; p. pr. & vb. n.Caterwauling. ] Etym: [Cat + waul, wawl, to cry as a cat. ]
Defn: To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise. Coleridge.
CATERWAUL
CATERWAUL Cat "er *waul, n.
Defn: A caterwauling.
CATERWAULING
CATERWAULING Cat "er *waul `ing, n.
Defn: The cry of cats; a harsh, disagreeable noise or cry like the cry of cats. Shak.
CATERY
Ca "ter *y, n. Etym: [See Cater, n.]
Defn: The place where provisions are deposited. [Obs. ]
CATES
Cates, n. pl. Etym: [Cf. Acates, and see Cater, n.]
Defn: Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties. Shak. Cates for which Apicius could not pay. Shurchill. Choicest cates and the fiagon's best spilth. R. Browning.
New American Oxford Dictionary
cate
cate |kāt keɪt | ▶noun (usu. cates ) archaic a choice food; a delicacy. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘selling, a bargain ’): from obsolete acate ‘purchasing, things purchased, ’ from Old French acat, achat, from acater, achater ‘buy, ’ based on Latin captare ‘seize, ’ from capere ‘take. ’
catechesis
cat e che sis |ˌkatəˈkēsis ˌkætəˈkisɪs | ▶noun religious instruction given to a person in preparation for Christian baptism or confirmation, typically using a catechism. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek katēkhēsis ‘oral instruction. ’
catechetical
cat e chet i cal |ˌkatəˈketikəl ˌkædəˈkɛdəkəl | ▶adjective of or relating to religious instruction given to a person in preparation for Christian baptism or confirmation. • of or relating to religious teaching by means of questions and answers. DERIVATIVES cat e chet ic adjective, cat e chet i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Greek katēkhētikos, from katēkhētēs ‘catechist, ’ from katēkhein ‘instruct orally ’ (see catechize ).
catechetics
cat e chet ics |ˌkatəˈketiks ˌkædəˈkɛdɪks | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the branch of theology that deals with the instruction given to Christians before baptism or confirmation. • religious teaching in general, typically that given to children in the Roman Catholic Church.
catechin
cat e chin |ˈkatəˌkin ˈkædə (t )ʃən | ▶noun Chemistry a crystalline compound that is the major constituent of catechu. [A phenol; chem. formula: C 15 H 14 O 6; several isomers. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from catechu + -in 1 .
catechism
cat e chism |ˈkatəˌkizəm ˈkædəˌkɪzəm | ▶noun a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians. • a series of fixed questions, answers, or precepts used for instruction in other situations. DERIVATIVES cat e chis mal |ˌkatəˈkizməl |adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin catechismus, from ecclesiastical Greek, from katēkhizein (see catechize ).
catechist
cat e chist |ˈkatəkist ˈkædəkəst | ▶noun a teacher of the principles of Christian religion, esp. one using a catechism. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek katēkhistēs, from katēkhein ‘instruct orally. ’
catechize
cat e chize |ˈkatəˌkīz ˈkædəkaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] instruct (someone ) in the principles of Christian religion by means of question and answer, typically by using a catechism. • put questions to or interrogate (someone ). DERIVATIVES cat e chiz er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via late Latin from ecclesiastical Greek katēkhizein, from katēkhein ‘instruct orally, make hear. ’
catechol
cat e chol |ˈkatəˌkôl, -ˌkōl ˈkædəˌ (t )ʃɔl | ▶noun Chemistry a crystalline compound obtained by distilling catechu. [Alternative name: benzene-1,2-diol; chem. formula: C 6 H 4 (OH ) 2. ] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from catechu + -ol .
catecholamine
cat e chol a mine |katəˈkōləˌmēn, -ˈkôlə -kædəˈkɑləmin | ▶noun Biochemistry any of a class of aromatic amines that includes a number of neurotransmitters such as epinephrine and dopamine.
catechu
cat e chu |ˈkatəˌCHo͞o, -ˌSHo͞o ˈkædəˌtʃu |(also cachou ) ▶noun a vegetable extract containing tannin, esp. one (also called cutch ) obtained from the heartwood of an Indian acacia tree, used chiefly for tanning and dyeing. [The chief source of this is Acacia catechu, family Leguminosae. ] ORIGIN late 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Malay kacu. Compare with cachou .
catechumen
cat e chu men |ˌkatəˈkyo͞omən ˈkædəkjumən | ▶noun a Christian convert under instruction before baptism. • a young Christian preparing for confirmation. ORIGIN late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek katēkhoumenos ‘being instructed, ’ present participle of katēkhein ‘instruct orally ’ (see catechize ).
categorical
cat e go ri cal |ˌkatəˈgôrikəl ˈˌkædəˈɡɔrəkəl | ▶adjective unambiguously explicit and direct: a categorical assurance. DERIVATIVES cat e gor ic adjective, cat e gor i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from late Latin categoricus (from Greek katēgorikos, from katēgoria ‘statement ’: see category ) + -al .
categorical imperative
cat e go ri cal im per a tive ▶noun Philosophy (in Kantian ethics ) an unconditional moral obligation that is binding in all circumstances and is not dependent on a person's inclination or purpose.
categorize
cat e go rize |ˈkatəgəˌrīz ˈkædəɡəˌraɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] place in a particular class or group: odors have been categorized into only seven basic groups. DERIVATIVES cat e go ri za tion |ˌkatəgərəˈzāSHən |noun
category
cat e go ry |ˈkatəˌgôrē ˈkædəˌɡɔri | ▶noun ( pl. categories ) 1 a class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics: five categories of intelligence. 2 Philosophy one of a possibly exhaustive set of classes among which all things might be distributed. • one of the a priori conceptions applied by the mind to sense impressions. DERIVATIVES cat e go ri al |ˌkatəˈgôrēəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 ): from French catégorie or late Latin categoria, from Greek katēgoria ‘statement, accusation, ’ from katēgoros ‘accuser. ’
category killer
cat e go ry kill er ▶noun a large store, typically one of a chain, that specializes in a particular type of discounted merchandise and becomes the dominant retailer in that category.
category mistake
cat e go ry mis take (also category error ) ▶noun Logic the error of assigning to something a quality or action that can properly be assigned to things only of another category, for example, treating abstract concepts as though they had a physical location.
catena
ca te na |kəˈtēnə kəˈtinə | ▶noun ( pl. catenae |-nē, -ˌnī | or catenas ) technical a connected series or chain. • a connected series of texts written by early Christian theologians. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘chain, ’ originally in catena patrum ‘chain of the (Church ) Fathers. ’
catenaccio
catenaccio |ˌkatəˈnatʃɪəʊ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Soccer a very defensive system of play, especially one employing a sweeper. ORIGIN 1970s: Italian, literally ‘bolt ’, from catena ‘chain ’ + the pejorative suffix -accio.
catenane
catenane |ˈkatəneɪn | ▶noun Chemistry a molecule which consists of two or more connected rings like links in a chain. ORIGIN 1960s: from Latin catena ‘chain ’ + -ane 2 .
catenary
cat e nar y |ˈkatəˌnerē, ˈkatnˌerē ˈkædənɛri | ▶noun ( pl. catenaries ) a curve formed by a wire, rope, or chain hanging freely from two points that are not in the same vertical line: [ as modifier ] : a catenary wire. • a wire, rope, or chain forming such a curve. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin catenarius ‘relating to a chain, ’ from catena ‘chain. ’
catenated
cat e nat ed |ˈkatəˌnātid, ˈkatnˌātid ˈkædəneɪdɪd | ▶adjective technical connected in a chain or series: catenated molecules. DERIVATIVES cat e na tion |ˌkatəˈnāSHən, ˌkatnˈāSHən |noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: past participle of the rare verb catenate, from Latin catenat- ‘chained, fettered, ’ from the verb catenare, from catena ‘chain. ’
catenative
cat e na tive |ˈkatəˌnātiv, ˈkatnˌātiv ˈkætəneɪtɪv |Grammar ▶adjective denoting a verb that governs a nonfinite form of another verb, for example, like in I like swimming . ▶noun a catenative verb. ORIGIN late 20th cent.: from Latin catena ‘chain ’ + -ative .
catenoid
cat e noid |ˈkatəˌnoid, ˈkatnˌoid ˈkætənɔɪd | ▶noun Geometry the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its horizontal axis. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Latin catena ‘chain ’ + -oid .
cater
ca ter |ˈkātər ˈkeɪdər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] provide food and drink, typically at social events and in a professional capacity: he catered a lunch for 20 people | (as adj. catered ) : planning another catered affair. • [ no obj. ] (cater for ) chiefly Brit. provide with food and drink, in this way: my mother helped to cater for the party. • [ no obj. ] (cater to ) provide with what is needed or required: the school caters to children with learning difficulties. • [ no obj. ] (cater to ) try to satisfy (a particular need or demand ): he catered to her every whim. DERIVATIVES ca ter er noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from obsolete cater ‘caterer, ’ from Old French acateor ‘buyer, ’ from acater ‘buy ’ (see cate ).
cateran
cat er an |ˈkatərən ˈkædərən | ▶noun historical a warrior or raider from the Scottish Highlands. ORIGIN Middle English (originally in the plural or as a collective singular denoting the peasantry as fighters ): from Scottish Gaelic ceathairne ‘peasantry. ’
cater-cornered
cat er-cor nered |ˈkatē ˌkôrnərd, ˈkatər ˈkædi ˌkɔrnərd |(also cater-corner or catty-cornered or kitty-corner ) ▶adjective & adverb situated diagonally opposite someone or something: [ as adj. ] : a restaurant cater-cornered from the movie theater | [ as adv. ] : motorcyclists cut cater-cornered across his yard. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from dialect cater ‘diagonally, ’ from cater denoting the four on dice, from French quatre ‘four, ’ from Latin quattuor.
caterpillar
cat er pil lar |ˈkatə (r )ˌpilər ˈkædərˌpɪlər | ▶noun 1 the larva of a butterfly or moth, having a segmented wormlike body with three pairs of true legs and several pairs of leglike appendages. Caterpillars may be hairy, have warning coloration, or be colored to resemble their surroundings. • (in general use ) any similar larva of various insects, esp. sawflies. 2 (also caterpillar track or tread ) trademark an articulated steel band passing around the wheels of a vehicle for travel on rough ground. • a vehicle with such tracks. ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps from a variant of Old French chatepelose, literally ‘hairy cat, ’ influenced by obsolete piller ‘ravager. ’ The association with “cat ” is found in other languages, e.g., Swiss German Teufelskatz (literally ‘devil's cat ’), Lombard gatta (literally ‘cat ’). Compare with French chaton, English catkin, resembling hairy caterpillars.
caterwaul
cat er waul |ˈkatərˌwôl ˈkædərˌwɔl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (often as noun caterwauling ) (of a cat ) make a shrill howling or wailing noise: the caterwauling of a pair of bobcats | (as adj. caterwauling ) figurative : a caterwauling guitar. ▶noun a shrill howling or wailing noise. ORIGIN late Middle English: from cat 1 + imitative waul .
Oxford Dictionary
cate
cate |keɪt | ▶noun (usu. cates ) archaic a choice food; a delicacy. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘selling, a bargain ’): from obsolete acate ‘purchasing, things purchased ’, from Old French acat, achat, from acater, achater ‘buy ’, based on Latin captare ‘seize ’, from capere ‘take ’.
catechesis
catechesis |ˌkatɪˈkiːsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] religious instruction given with a catechism in preparation for Christian baptism or confirmation. • (in Roman Catholic use ) religious instruction in general. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek katēkhēsis ‘oral instruction ’.
catechetical
catechetical |ˌkatɪˈkɛtɪk (ə )l | ▶adjective relating to religious instruction given in preparation for Christian baptism or confirmation. • relating to religious teaching by means of questions and answers. DERIVATIVES catechetic adjective, catechetically adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Greek katēkhētikos, from katēkhētēs ‘catechist ’, from katēkhein ‘instruct orally ’ (see catechize ).
catechetics
catechetics |ˌkatɪˈkɛtɪks | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the branch of theology that deals with the instruction given to Christians before baptism or confirmation. • religious teaching in general, especially that given to children in the Roman Catholic Church.
catechin
catechin |ˈkatɪtʃɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a crystalline compound which is the major constituent of catechu. ●A phenol; chem. formula: C 15 H 14 O 6; several isomers. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from catechu + -in 1 .
catechism
catechism |ˈkatɪkɪz (ə )m | ▶noun a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for religious instruction. • (in Roman Catholic use ) religious instruction in general. • a series of fixed questions, answers, or precepts used for instruction: the preventive health catechism ‘more exercise, less tobacco and alcohol, and better diet ’. DERIVATIVES catechismal |-ˈkɪzm (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin catechismus, from ecclesiastical Greek, from katēkhizein (see catechize ).
catechist
cat ¦ech |ist |ˈkatɪkɪst | ▶noun a teacher of the principles of Christian religion, especially one using a catechism. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek katēkhistēs, from katēkhein ‘instruct orally ’.
catechize
catechize |ˈkatɪkʌɪz |(also catechise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] instruct (someone ) in the principles of Christian religion by means of question and answer, typically by using a catechism. • figurative put questions to or interrogate (someone ): Mrs Garrowby had catechized her sister about this unknown quantity. DERIVATIVES catechizer noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via late Latin from ecclesiastical Greek katēkhizein, from katēkhein ‘instruct orally, make hear ’.
catechol
catechol |ˈkatɪtʃɒl, -kɒl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a crystalline compound obtained by distilling catechu. ●Chem. formula: C 6 H 4 (OH ) 2. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from catechu + -ol .
catecholamine
catecholamine |ˌkatɪˈkəʊləmiːn | ▶noun Biochemistry any of a class of aromatic amines which includes a number of neurotransmitters such as adrenalin and dopamine.
catechu
catechu |ˈkatɪtʃuː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a vegetable extract containing tannin, especially one (also called cutch ) obtained from the heartwood of an Indian acacia tree, used for tanning and dyeing. • another term for gambier. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Malay kacu. Compare with cachou .
catechumen
catechumen |ˌkatɪˈkjuːmɛn | ▶noun a person who is receiving instruction in preparation for Christian baptism or confirmation. • a young Christian preparing for confirmation. ORIGIN late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek katēkhoumenos ‘being instructed ’, present participle of katēkhein ‘instruct orally ’ (see catechize ).
categorical
cat ¦egor |ic ¦al |katɪˈgɒrɪk (ə )l | ▶adjective unambiguously explicit and direct: a categorical assurance. DERIVATIVES categoric adjective, categorically adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from late Latin categoricus (from Greek katēgorikos, from katēgoria ‘statement ’: see category ) + -al .
categorical imperative
cat ¦egor |ic ¦al im |pera |tive ▶noun Philosophy (in Kantian ethics ) an unconditional moral obligation which is binding in all circumstances and is not dependent on a person's inclination or purpose.
categorize
categorize |ˈkatɪgərʌɪz |(also categorise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] place in a particular class or group: silk is categorized as a luxury import. DERIVATIVES categorization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun
category
cat ¦egory |ˈkatɪg (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. categories ) 1 a class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics: the various categories of research. 2 Philosophy each of a possibly exhaustive set of classes among which all things might be distributed. • each of the a priori conceptions applied by the mind to sense impressions. DERIVATIVES categorial |-ˈgɔːrɪəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 2 ): from French catégorie or late Latin categoria, from Greek katēgoria ‘statement, accusation ’, from katēgoros ‘accuser ’.
category killer
cat ¦egory kill ¦er ▶noun a large store, typically one of a chain, which specializes in a particular type of discounted merchandise and becomes the dominant retailer in that category.
category mistake
category mistake (also category error ) ▶noun Logic the error of assigning to something a quality or action which can only properly be assigned to things of another category, for example treating abstract concepts as though they had a physical location.
catena
catena |kəˈtiːnə | ▶noun ( pl. catenae |-niː | or catenas ) technical a connected series or chain. • a connected series of texts written by early Christian theologians. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘chain ’, originally in catena patrum ‘chain of the (Church ) Fathers ’.
catenaccio
catenaccio |ˌkatəˈnatʃɪəʊ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Soccer a very defensive system of play, especially one employing a sweeper. ORIGIN 1970s: Italian, literally ‘bolt ’, from catena ‘chain ’ + the pejorative suffix -accio.
catenane
catenane |ˈkatəneɪn | ▶noun Chemistry a molecule which consists of two or more connected rings like links in a chain. ORIGIN 1960s: from Latin catena ‘chain ’ + -ane 2 .
catenary
catenary |kəˈtiːnəri | ▶noun ( pl. catenaries ) a curve formed by a wire, rope, or chain hanging freely from two points that are not in the same vertical line: [ as modifier ] : a catenary wire. • a wire, rope, or chain forming a catenary. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin catenarius ‘relating to a chain ’, from catena ‘chain ’.
catenated
catenated |ˈkatɪneɪtɪd | ▶adjective technical connected in a chain or series: catenated molecules. DERIVATIVES catenation |-ˈneɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: past participle of the rare verb catenate, from Latin catenat- ‘chained, fettered ’, from the verb catenare, from catena ‘chain ’.
catenative
catenative |kəˈtɪnətɪv | ▶adjective Grammar denoting a verb that governs a non-finite form of another verb, for example like in I like swimming . ▶noun a catenative verb. ORIGIN late 20th cent.: from Latin catena ‘chain ’ + -ative .
catenoid
catenoid |ˈkatənɔɪd | ▶noun Geometry the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its horizontal axis. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Latin catena ‘chain ’ + -oid .
cater
cater |ˈkeɪtə | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 Brit. provide people with food and drink at a social event or other gathering: my mother helped to cater for the party | (as noun catering ) : high standards of catering. • [ with obj. ] N. Amer. provide food and drink for (an event ): he catered a lunch for 20 people. 2 (cater for /to ) provide with what is needed or required: the school caters for children with learning difficulties. • (cater for ) take into account or make allowances for: the scheme caters for interest rate fluctuations. • (cater to ) try to satisfy (a need or demand ): he catered to her every whim. DERIVATIVES caterer noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from obsolete cater ‘caterer ’, from Old French acateor ‘buyer ’, from acater ‘buy ’ (see cate ).
cateran
cateran |ˈkat (ə )r (ə )n | ▶noun historical a warrior or raider from the Scottish Highlands. ORIGIN Middle English (originally in the plural or as a collective singular denoting the peasantry as fighters ): from Scottish Gaelic ceathairne ‘peasantry ’.
cater-cornered
cater-cornered |ˈkeɪtəˌkɔːnəd |(also cater-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner ) ▶adverb & adjective N. Amer. situated diagonally opposite someone or something: [ as adj. ] : a cater-cornered short cut. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from dialect cater ‘diagonally ’, from cater denoting the four on dice, from French quatre ‘four ’, from Latin quattuor.
caterpillar
cat ¦er |pil ¦lar |ˈkatəpɪlə | ▶noun 1 the larva of a butterfly or moth, which has a segmented body resembling a worm with three pairs of true legs and several pairs of leg-like appendages. • (in general use ) any insect larva resembling the larvae of caterpillars and moths, especially that of the sawfly. 2 (also caterpillar track or tread ) trademark an articulated steel band passing round the wheels of a vehicle for travel on rough ground. • a vehicle with caterpillar tracks. ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps from a variant of Old French chatepelose, literally ‘hairy cat ’, influenced by obsolete piller ‘ravager ’. The association with ‘cat ’ is found in other languages, e.g. Swiss German Teufelskatz (literally ‘devil's cat ’), Lombard gatta (literally ‘cat ’). Compare with French chaton, English catkin, which resembles a hairy caterpillar.
caters
ca ¦ters |ˈkeɪtəz | ▶noun Bell-ringing a system of change-ringing using nine bells, with four pairs changing places each time. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French quatre ‘four ’.
caterwaul
caterwaul |ˈkatəwɔːl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (often as noun caterwauling ) (of a cat ) make a shrill howling or wailing noise. ▶noun a shrill howling or wailing noise. ORIGIN late Middle English: from cat 1 + imitative waul .
American Oxford Thesaurus
categorical
categorical adjective a categorical assurance that annual premiums would not increase: unqualified, unconditional, unequivocal, absolute, explicit, express, unambiguous, definite, direct, downright, outright, emphatic, positive, point-blank, conclusive, without reservations, out-and-out. ANTONYMS qualified, equivocal.
categorize
categorize verb we should first categorize them by years of experience: classify, class, group, grade, rate, designate; order, arrange, sort, rank; file, catalog, list, index; typecast, pigeonhole, stereotype.
category
category noun his music doesn't fit into any conventional category: class, classification, group, grouping, bracket, heading, set; type, sort, kind, variety, species, breed, brand, make, model; grade, order, rank; informal pigeonhole.
cater
cater verb 1 we cater for vegetarians: provide food for, feed, serve, cook for. 2 a resort catering to older travellers: serve, provide for, meet the needs /wants of, accommodate; satisfy, indulge, pander to, gratify. 3 he seemed to cater to all tastes: take into account, take into consideration, allow for, consider, bear in mind, make provision for, have regard for.
caterwaul
caterwaul verb we could hear those felines caterwauling all night: howl, wail, bawl, cry, yell, scream, screech, yowl, ululate.
Oxford Thesaurus
categorical
categorical adjective a categorical assurance that the government will not raise VAT: unqualified, unconditional, unequivocal, unreserved, absolute, explicit, unambiguous, definite, certain, direct, downright, outright, complete, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, emphatic, positive, express, point-blank, wholehearted, conclusive, undiluted, unalloyed, unadulterated, unstinting, without reservations, out-and-out, one hundred per cent; formal apodictic. ANTONYMS qualified, equivocal.
categorize
categorize verb half the pupils were categorized by their head teachers as casual or persistent truants: classify, class, group, grade, rate, designate, label, tag, brand; order, arrange, sort, rank, type, break down; file, catalogue, list, tabulate, index, assign, pigeonhole.
category
category noun weedkillers fall into five broad categories: class, classification, categorization, group, grouping, bracket, head, heading, list, listing, set; type, sort, kind, variety, species, genre, breed, style, brand, make, model, family, stamp, cast, ilk, kidney; grade, grading, order, rank, status; division, section, department, compartment, pigeonhole.
cater
cater verb PHRASES cater for 1 the hotel is happy to cater for vegetarians: provide food for, feed, serve, cook for, wine and dine, regale, provide for, provision; dated victual. 2 a seaside resort catering for older holidaymakers: serve, provide for, oblige, meet the needs /wants of, accommodate, entertain, receive; deal with, handle, see to, look after, care for. 3 he seemed to cater for all tastes in his selection of music: take into account, take into consideration, make allowances for, allow for, consider, bear in mind, make provision for, make preparations for, prepare for, make concessions for, have regard for. cater to Britain's vast number of markets and second-hand shops cater to every whim: satisfy, indulge, pander to, gratify, please, accommodate, pacify, appease, minister to, give in to, fulfil, satiate, pamper, mollycoddle, feather-bed, spoil.
caterwaul
caterwaul verb howl, wail, bawl, cry, yell, scream, screech, yelp, yowl, squall, whine; miaow; rare ululate.
caterwauling
caterwauling noun the caterwauling of an aggressive cat: howl, howling, wail, wailing, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming, bawl, bawling, cry, crying, yell, yelling, yelp, yelping, yowl, yowling, squall, squalling, whine, whining, ululating; miaowing, miaow.
Duden Dictionary
Catechine
Ca te chi ne Pluralwort , die |Catech i ne |die Catechine (Plural ) neulateinische Bildung zu Katechu farblose, kristallisierte organische Verbindungen Grundlage natürlicher Gerbstoffe
Catechu
Ca te chu , das Katechu |C a techu |
Catenaccio
Ca te nac cio Substantiv, maskulin , der |kateˈnat͜ʃo |der Catenaccio; Genitiv: des Catenaccio [s ] italienisch catenaccio = Sperrkette, Riegel, zu lateinisch catena = Kette italienische Technik der Verteidigung im Fußball, bei der sich bei einem gegnerischen Angriff die gesamte Mannschaft kettenartig vor dem eigenen Strafraum zusammenzieht
Catene
Ca te ne , die Katene |Cat e ne |
Caterer
Ca te rer Substantiv, maskulin Fachsprache , der |ˈkeɪtərɐ |der Caterer; Genitiv: des Caterers, Plural: die Caterer englisch caterer, zu: to cater, Catering auf das Catering spezialisiertes Unternehmen
Catering
Ca te ring Substantiv, Neutrum Fachsprache , das |ˈkeɪtərɪŋ |das Catering; Genitiv: des Catering [s ] englisch catering, zu: to cater = Speisen und Getränke liefern, zu älter cater = Lieferant von Speisen und Getränken, zu altfranzösisch acatour = (Ein )käufer Beschaffung von Lebensmitteln, Verpflegung; Bewirtung
Caterpillar
Ca ter pil lar Substantiv, maskulin , der ® |ˈkɛtɐpɪlɐ |der Caterpillar; Genitiv: des Caterpillar [s ], Plural: die Caterpillar [s ] englisch caterpillar besonders beim Straßenbau eingesetztes Raupenfahrzeug
French Dictionary
catéchèse
catéchèse n. f. nom féminin Enseignement chrétien.
catéchisme
catéchisme n. m. nom masculin 1 Enseignement chrétien. 2 Livre contenant la doctrine chrétienne.
catéchumène
catéchumène n. m. nom masculin Personne qu ’on instruit pour la préparer au baptême. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent k, [katekymɛn ]
catégorie
catégorie n. f. nom féminin Classe dans laquelle on répartit des objets, des êtres de même nature. : Ces œufs sont de catégorie A. SYNONYME famille ; genre ; groupe ; type .
catégorique
catégorique adj. adjectif Indiscutable. : Un refus catégorique. SYNONYME absolu ; net .
catégoriquement
catégoriquement adv. adverbe De façon catégorique. : Il a nié catégoriquement.
catégorisation
catégorisation n. f. didactique Action de classer par catégories, résultat de cette action. : Le génie de Barack Obama est qu ’il échappe à toute catégorisation ethnique, culturelle ou religieuse.
catégoriser
catégoriser v. tr. didactique Classer par catégories. : Dès 14 mois, l ’enfant catégorise les objets pour mieux les retenir.
Spanish Dictionary
cate
cate nombre masculino 1 Esp coloquial Golpe de cualquier tipo, especialmente en la cabeza :le daba unos cates al pobre animal, que lo dejaba atontado .2 Esp coloquial Suspenso en una prueba o examen .
cateador, -ra
cateador, -ra nombre masculino y femenino Amér Persona que hace exploración o prospección de minerales en un terreno :a los dos meses el cateador halló petróleo en la meseta .
catear
catear verbo transitivo 1 Amér Registrar [la policía ] a una persona para comprobar que no porta armas :hay que catear a estos tres detenidos .2 Amér Allanar [la policía o una autoridad oficial ] una casa particular :antes de que dejaran de sonar las sirenas, los policías habían cateado la casa .3 ASur técn Explorar terrenos en busca de petróleo o de una veta mineral :el área por catear es todavía muy amplia .4 Esp coloquial Suspender a una persona en un examen u otra prueba :el profesor que más alumnos ha cateado es el de física .SINÓNIMO cepillarse .5 verbo transitivo /verbo intransitivo Esp coloquial Suspender alguien un examen u otra prueba :este trimestre solamente he cateado tres asignaturas; he cateado el examen de conducir .
catecismo
catecismo nombre masculino 1 Libro que contiene la exposición concisa de alguna doctrina, ciencia o arte en forma de preguntas y respuestas; en particular el que contiene la explicación de la doctrina cristiana .2 Libro por el que se manifiesta extraordinaria preferencia y que se lee completa o parcialmente con cierta frecuencia :la "Aurora " de Nietzsche era su libro de cabecera, su catecismo .
catecumenado
catecumenado nombre masculino 1 Tiempo durante el cual se preparaba el catecúmeno para recibir el bautismo en el primer cristianismo .2 Iniciación e instrucción de una persona en una doctrina .
catecúmeno, -na
catecúmeno, -na nombre masculino y femenino 1 Persona que se instruye en los principios de la doctrina católica para recibir el bautismo .2 Neófito de cualquier doctrina .
cátedra
cátedra nombre femenino 1 Plaza y función de catedrático :ocupar una cátedra; ganar una cátedra por concurso .2 Conjunto de profesores y actividades dependientes de la autoridad de un catedrático .3 Asignatura o materia que enseña un catedrático .4 formal Aula en la que se enseña una asignatura .5 Asiento o lugar elevado desde el que el profesor daba clase :en la Universidad de Salamanca se puede visitar la cátedra de Fray Luis de León .cátedra sagrada o cátedra del Espíritu Santo formal Púlpito .6 Cargo o dignidad pontificia o episcopal .cátedra de San Pedro formal Dignidad del Papa de Roma .ex cátedra o ex cáthedra i formal Expresión que se aplica a un modo de hablar cuando se hace con la autoridad propia de cierto cargo o posición .ii formal Expresión que usa irónicamente para referirse a un modo de hablar en el que se emplea un tono doctrinal o autoritario cuando no conviene .sentar cátedra Opinar con autoridad o de forma concluyente y dogmática sobre alguna materia o asunto :cuando habla sienta cátedra .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiii ) del latín cathedra ‘silla ’ y este del griego kathédra ‘asiento ’. Del mismo origen que cadera (V.), con mantenimiento del significado original .
catedral
catedral nombre femenino Iglesia principal de una diócesis, generalmente de grandes dimensiones, que es sede de un obispo o de un arzobispo .
catedralicio, -cia
catedralicio, -cia adjetivo De la catedral o relacionado con ella :edificio catedralicio; fachada catedralicia; capilla catedralicia; comunidad catedralicia .
catedrático, -ca
catedrático, -ca nombre masculino y femenino Profesor que tiene la categoría docente más alta en centros oficiales de enseñanza secundaria o universitaria :catedrático de filosofía .
cátedro
cátedro nombre masculino coloquial Catedrático .
categoría
categoría nombre femenino 1 Clase que resulta de una clasificación de personas o cosas según un criterio o jerarquía :las categorías de los restaurantes; las categorías sociales .SINÓNIMO rango .2 Posición de una persona o cosa dentro de una clasificación jerarquizada :nos alojamos en un hotel de primera categoría; los ciclistas subieron un puerto de cuarta categoría .3 Grado o nivel jerárquico en una profesión, carrera o actividad :categoría de pesos pluma; ha ascendido a la categoría de general .SINÓNIMO rango .4 Criterio de clasificación que suele emplearse en las ciencias para establecer partes o unidades .categoría gramatical (i )gram Clase de palabras, según la función que desempeñan en la frase :las categorías gramaticales son: sustantivo, adjetivo, pronombre, verbo, adverbio, preposición, conjunción e interjección .(ii )ling Clase de morfema :las categorías gramaticales son: género, número, caso, persona, aspecto, voz, tiempo y modo .5 Calidad buena o importancia relevante de una persona o una cosa :había invitados de la categoría de Octavio Paz; parece increíble que se haya hundido un barco de esa categoría .6 filos Concepto filosófico que junto con otros permite una primera clasificación, en grupos muy amplios, de todos los seres reales o mentales :las categorías aristotélicas son diez y las kantianas son doce .de categoría i Que destaca en su especie por su valor o prestigio :un departamento de categoría; un abogado de categoría .ii Que es muy grande o importante :un susto de categoría .
categorial
categorial adjetivo 1 De las categorías lógicas o relacionado con ellas :distinción categorial; rango categorial .2 Que afecta o concierne a cualquier tipo de categoría .
categórico, -ca
categórico, -ca adjetivo Que afirma o niega de manera absoluta, sin condiciones ni alternativas :sus palabras fueron categóricas y sin vacilaciones .
categorización
categorización nombre femenino 1 Acción de categorizar :proceso de categorización .2 Efecto de categorizar .
categorizador, -ra
categorizador, -ra adjetivo Que categoriza :función categorizadora .
categorizar
categorizar verbo transitivo Ordenar o clasificar por categorías . Conjugación [4 ] como realizar .
catenaria
catenaria adjetivo /nombre femenino 1 [curva ] Que forma una cadena, cuerda o cosa semejante suspendida entre dos puntos que no están en la misma vertical .2 nombre femenino Cable de tendido eléctrico en ferrocarriles o metropolitanos .
cateo
cateo nombre masculino 1 Chile Acción de estar al acecho .2 Méx Allanamiento de una casa que hace la policía :Demetrio manda que se practique un cateo .estar al cateo de la laucha Chile coloquial Estar a la expectativa de algo o en estado de alerta :estaba al cateo de la laucha para ver si se producía una vacante .
catequesis
catequesis nombre femenino 1 Instrucción de la doctrina cristiana :la catequesis durante la alta Edad Media se encuentra en una fase de abierta captación de fieles, no aún en la de su perfeccionamiento espiritual propiamente dicho .2 Enseñanza del catecismo, especialmente para recibir el bautismo o la primera comunión :después de clase va a catequesis .3 Lugar en donde se realiza catequesis (enseñanza del catecismo ).El plural es catequesis .
catequética
catequética nombre femenino Parte de la teología que se ocupa de los métodos de enseñanza del catecismo .
catequético, -ca
catequético, -ca adjetivo De la catequética o relacionado con ella :instrucción catequética .
catequista
catequista nombre común Persona que enseña los principios y dogmas de la doctrina católica :el catequista suscribió uno de los más conmovedores testimonios que guardan los archivos del Santo Oficio del Yucatán, para salvar su vida delatando a diez de los suyos .
catequístico, -ca
catequístico, -ca adjetivo 1 Del catecismo o relacionado con él :predicación catequística .2 Que está escrito en forma de preguntas y respuestas .
catequización
catequización nombre femenino 1 Acción de catequizar .2 Efecto de catequizar .
catequizar
catequizar verbo transitivo /verbo intransitivo 1 Instruir a alguien en una doctrina, especialmente en la religión católica :catequizaba a un grupo de jóvenes; misionero infatigable, catequizó y predicó en casi toda la Nueva España y gran parte de América Central .2 verbo transitivo Convencer a una persona para que haga o permita hacer una cosa que es contraria a su voluntad . Conjugación [4 ] como realizar .
cáterin
cáterin (también catering )nombre masculino 1 Servicio de suministro de comidas preparadas para colectivos, en especial para los pasajeros y tripulantes de un avión o para grupos de personas que trabajan en un mismo lugar .2 Parte de la restauración o la hotelería que se ocupa de este servicio .3 Empresa que se dedica a realizar este servicio .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés catering , formado a partir del verbo to cater ‘proveer o abastecer de comida ’, derivado del antiguo cater ‘comprador de comida ’.El plural es invariable: los cáterin .
catering
catering (también cáterin )nombre masculino 1 Servicio de suministro de comidas preparadas para colectivos, en especial para los pasajeros y tripulantes de un avión o para grupos de personas que trabajan en un mismo lugar .2 Parte de la restauración o la hotelería que se ocupa de este servicio .3 Empresa que se dedica a realizar este servicio .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés catering , formado a partir del verbo to cater ‘proveer o abastecer de comida ’, derivado del antiguo cater ‘comprador de comida ’.Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘cáterin ’.El plural es caterings .
caterva
caterva nombre femenino despectivo Grupo grande de personas, animales o cosas que se consideran despreciables o de poca importancia :una descomunal caterva de insectos; la marquesa iba rodeada de una caterva de pintores y albañiles .
catete
catete adjetivo /nombre común 1 Chile coloquial [persona ] Que provoca molestia :Pilar es tan catete que yo no la soporto .2 nombre masculino Chile Guiso de harina preparado con caldo de cerdo .3 Chile coloquial Nombre que popularmente se da al demonio :pórtate bien si no quieres que venga el catete y te lleve .
catéter
catéter nombre masculino Tubo, generalmente largo, delgado y flexible, de diferentes materiales (goma, plástico, metal, etc. ), que se usa en medicina y cirugía con finalidad terapéutica o diagnóstica; se introduce en un conducto, vaso sanguíneo, órgano o cavidad para explorarlo, ensancharlo, desobstruirlo, evacuarlo o inyectarle un líquido .SINÓNIMO sonda .
cateterismo
cateterismo nombre masculino Operación consistente en introducir un catéter en un conducto o cavidad con finalidad quirúrgica o terapéutica .
cateto
cateto 1 nombre masculino Lado que junto con otro forma el ángulo recto de un triángulo rectángulo :en un triángulo rectángulo, la hipotenusa al cuadrado es igual a la suma de los cuadrados de los dos catetos .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xviii ) del latín cathetus y este del griego káthetos ‘perpendicular ’, derivado de kathiénai ‘dejar caer ’.
cateto, -ta
cateto, -ta 2 nombre masculino y femenino Esp coloquial [persona ] Que tiene poca educación o escasa formación cultural y no sabe comportarse con elegancia y buenos modales en público .SINÓNIMO palurdo, paleto .ETIMOLOGÍA Voz de origen incierto .
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catechism
cat e chism /kǽtəkɪ̀z (ə )m /名詞 1 C 〘カトリック 〙教理問答集, 公教要理 .2 U 問答式教授法 .3 C 連続的質問, 質問攻め ▸ put A through a catechism A 〈人 〉を質問攻めにする
catechize
cat e chize /kǽtəkàɪz /動詞 他動詞 1 〈人 〉に問答形式で (教理問答集を使い )キリスト教の教義を教える .2 ｟比喩的に ｠〈人 〉に質問をあびせる, 問いただす, 尋問する .
categorical
cat e gor i cal /kæ̀təɡɔ́ːrɪk (ə )l |-ɡɔ́r -/形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 断定的な 〈発言など 〉, 絶対的な, 無条件の .2 分類別の .
categorically
c à t e g ó r i cal ly 副詞 無条件に ; 断固として .
categorize
cat e go rize /kǽtɪɡəràɪz /動詞 他動詞 «…に /…として » …を分類する «into /as » .c à t e go ri z á tion 名詞
category
cat e go ry /kǽtəɡɔ̀ːri |-ɡ (ə )ri / (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖語源は 「告発 」〗名詞 複 -ries /-z /C 範疇 （はんちゆう ）, 種類 , 部類 , 部門 (class ); 〘論 哲 〙範疇 ; 〘コンピュ 〙項類 , カテゴリ ▸ Computer crimes fall into [belong to ] several categories .コンピュータ犯罪はいくつかの範疇に分類される c à t e g ó ri al 形容詞
cater
ca ter /kéɪtə r /動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 自動詞 1 〈業者などが 〉【宴会などの 】料理をまかなう «for , at » ▸ Our hotel caters for weddings and parties .｟広告 ｠当ホテルでは結婚式 ご宴会も承ります 2 【人などに 】必要な物 [望む物 ]を提供する, そろえる ｟米 ｠ «to » , ｟英 ｠ «for » ; 【必要 要望などを 】考慮する, 配慮する, 迎合する «for , to » (!方法 対象を非難した含みがある ) ▸ the store catering to all mountain climbers 登山者のニーズにすべてこたえる店 ▸ soap operas to cater for TV addicts テレビ中毒たちに迎合した昼メロ 他動詞 ｟米 ｠〈宴会など 〉の料理をまかなう ▸ cater a party for the supporters 支援者のためのパーティで食事を出す
catercorner(ed)
cat er cor ner (ed )/kæ̀təkɔ́ː r nə r (d )/形容詞 副詞 ｟米 くだけて ｠対角線の [に ], 斜めの [に ].
caterer
c á ter er 名詞 C (宴会などの )仕出し業者 ; (ホテル 飲食店の )支配人 .
catering
ca ter ing /kéɪt (ə )rɪŋ /名詞 U 食事 [サービス ]の調達, ケータリング .
caterpillar
cat er pil lar /kǽtə r pɪ̀lə r / (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖原義は 「毛むくじゃらのネコ 」〗名詞 C 1 毛虫, イモムシ 〘チョウ ガの幼虫 〙.2 ｟商標 ｠〖C- 〗キャタピラー, 無限軌道 (caterpillar track [tread ]); キャタピラートラクター (caterpillar tractor ).
caterwaul
cat er waul /kǽtə r wɔ̀ːl /動詞 自動詞 1 〈人 動物が 〉 (ネコのように大きな声で )わめく ; けんかをする .2 〈主に発情期のネコが 〉 (かん高く )ギャーギャー鳴く .名詞 C (ネコの )ギャーギャー鳴く声 ; (人 動物の )わめき [騒ぎ ]声 .
caterwauling
c á t er w à ul ing 名詞 U 1 (発情期のネコの )ギャーギャー鳴く声 (caterwaul ); それに類似した声 [音 ].2 ｟比喩的に ｠〖形容詞的に 〗〈音 声などが 〉かん高く不愉快な .
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