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radius vector

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
ra-dius vec-tor
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Of a point, a vector going from the origin to that point; equivalently, the transpose of the point.

noun

An ideal straight line joining the center of an attracting body with that of a body describing an orbit around it, as a line joining the sun and a planet or comet, or a planet and its satellite.

Inflected Forms

radii vectores (plural) radius vectors (plural)

Synonyms

position vector

Questions

What does radius vector mean?
Of a point, a vector going from the origin to that point; equivalently, the transpose of the point.

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