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- catton/ˈkætən/A small or juvenile cat; a kitten.nounRare
- catullus/kəˈtʌləs/A renowned Roman poet of the late Roman Republic, known for his passionate and personal lyric poetry.nounVery Low
- catwalk/ˈkæt.wɔːk/A narrow, elevated platform used by models to walk along during a fashion show.nounC1
- catworm/ˈkatwəːm/The larva of a moth, especially the caterpillar of a puss moth or related species, often with a furry or cat-like appearance.nounVery low
- caucaAn extremely rare or obsolete word referring to a type of hat or helmet, historically a Spanish cap.nounVirtually Zero (Obsolete)
- caucasia/kɔːˈkeɪziə/a region between the Black and Caspian Seas containing the Caucasus Mountains and home to diverse ethnic groupsnounlow
- caucasian/kɔːˈkeɪziən/A person belonging to a racial group characterised by light skin colour and facial features of European, Middle Eastern, or North African origin.adjectivenounC1
- caucasian lily/kɔːˈkeɪʒən ˈlɪli/A flowering plant (Lilium monadelphum), a species of lily native to the Caucasus region.nounLow
- caucasoid/ˈkɔːkəsɔɪd/Denoting a historical racial classification, referring to a group of people characterized by features common in Europe, Western Asia, and parts of South Asia.adjectivenounRare
- caucasus/ˈkɔː.kə.səs/A major mountain system in Eurasia, lying between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, forming a natural border between Eastern Europe and Western Asia.nounC1
- caucho/ˈkaʊtʃəʊ/A rare, dated term for rubber, specifically natural rubber obtained from certain tropical trees, especially the South American rubber tree.nounVery low (obsolete/archaic)
- cauchy/ˈkəʊʃi/A surname, most famously that of the French mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy.nounC2
- cauchy integral formula/ˈkəʊʃi ˈɪntɪɡrəl ˈfɔːmjʊlə/A central theorem in complex analysis stating that the value of a holomorphic function at a point inside a simple closed contour can be expressed as a contour integral involving the function's values on the contour.nounC2 (Highly specialized technical term)
- cauchy integral theorem/ˌkəʊʃi ˈɪntɪɡrəl ˈθɪərəm/A fundamental theorem in complex analysis stating that the line integral of a holomorphic function around a simple closed curve is zero.nounC2
- cauchy sequence/ˈkəʊʃi ˌsiːkwəns/A sequence of numbers in which the terms become arbitrarily close to each other as the sequence progresses, without necessarily having a known limit.nounC2/Extremely Rare (Technical)
- cauchy's inequality/ˈkəʊʃiːz ɪnɪˈkwɒlɪti/A fundamental inequality in mathematics stating that the sum of the products of corresponding entries of two sequences is less than or equal to the product of their norms.nounVery low (technical mathematics)
- cauchy-riemann equations/ˌkəʊʃi ˈriːmən ɪˌkweɪʒənz/A pair of partial differential equations which, when satisfied by a complex function, are the necessary and sufficient condition for that function to be complex differentiable (holomorphic).plural-nounVery Low (exclusively in advanced mathematics contexts)
- cauchy-schwarz inequality/ˌkəʊʃi ˈʃwɔːts ɪnɪˈkwɒləti/A fundamental mathematical theorem that establishes a bound on the inner product of two vectors in terms of their norms.nounTechnical/Specialist
- caucus/ˈkɔːkəs/A meeting of members of a political party or subgroup to select candidates, decide policy, or make decisions.nounverbverb-intransitive+1C1
- cauda/ˈkɔː.də/A tail-like anatomical appendage or structure.nounC1-C2
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