Meanings
noun
- geometryA coordinate plane, with an applied Cartesian coordinate system.
Origin
From the name of the French mathematician and philosopher René Descartes who is credited with developing the mathematics.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish karteesinen taso
- karteesinen tasocoordinate plane with Cartesian coordinates
French plan cartésien
- plan cartésiencoordinate plane with Cartesian coordinates
Hindi कार्तीय तल
- कार्तीय तल (kārtīya tal)coordinate plane with Cartesian coordinates
Polish płaszczyzna kartezjańska
- płaszczyzna kartezjańskacoordinate plane with Cartesian coordinates
Romanian plan cartezian
- plan carteziancoordinate plane with Cartesian coordinates
Spanish plano cartesiano
- plano cartesianocoordinate plane with Cartesian coordinates
Swedish kartesiskt koordinatsystem
- kartesiskt koordinatsystemcoordinate plane with Cartesian coordinates
Cite this entry
APA
Cartesian plane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cartesian%20plane
MLA
“Cartesian plane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cartesian%20plane. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cartesian plane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cartesian%20plane.
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