English dictionary
cardinal
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- serving as an essential component
adjective
- being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
noun
- crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
noun
- a variable color averaging a vivid red
noun
- (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
noun
- the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
Example sentences
a cardinal rule
the central cause of the problem
an example that was fundamental to the argument
computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure
cardinal numbers