Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - cartel

n. 1 an informal association of manufacturers or suppliers to maintain prices at a high level, and control production, marketing arrangements, etc. 2 a political combination between parties. Derivatives cartelize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise). Etymology: G Kartell f. F cartel f. It. cartello dimin. of carta CARD(1) CARTESIAN adj. & n. --adj. of or relating to R. Descartes, 17th-c. French philosopher and mathematician. --n. a follower of Descartes. Phrases and idioms Cartesian coordinates a system for locating a point by reference to its distance from two or three axes intersecting at right angles. Derivatives Cartesianism n. Etymology: mod.L Cartesianus f. Cartesius, name of Descartes