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Cardinal
01
cardinale
a North American songbird with a red beak, the male of which has bright red plumage
Esempi
Birdwatchers often recognize the cardinal by its clear, whistling song.
I birdwatchers spesso riconoscono il cardinale dal suo canto chiaro e fischiettante.
02
cardinale
(mathematics) the number of elements or members in a set, representing its size or quantity
Esempi
The cardinal of a set with repeated elements is still the total number of elements.
Il cardinale di un insieme con elementi ripetuti è ancora il numero totale di elementi.
03
(in the Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of senior clergy who advise the Pope and elect his successor
Esempi
Cardinals play a key role in shaping the direction of the Church.
04
a vivid shade of red, often resembling the color of a cardinal's feathers
Esempi
The artist mixed a hue of cardinal to capture the sunset's glow.
05
cardinale
(grammar) a part of speech that is used in counting or showing a quantity
Esempi
In some languages, cardinals agree in gender with the nouns they modify.
In alcune lingue, i cardinali concordano in genere con i sostantivi che modificano.
cardinal
Approving
FormalEsempi
One of the cardinal features of the new policy is its focus on sustainability and environmental protection.
Una delle caratteristiche cardinali della nuova politica è il suo focus sulla sostenibilità e la protezione ambientale.
02
relating to numbers that express how many of something there are as opposed to ordinal numbers, which express position
Esempi
Linguists distinguish between cardinal and ordinal terms in different languages.
Albero Lessicale
cardinalship
cardinal
