descartes descant viol • descend · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · descartes · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650). Synonyms: Descartes, Rene Descartes. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074