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radii vectores

radii vectores is the plural of radius vector.

Meaning of radius vector

Noun

radius vector (plural radii vectores or radius vectors)

  1. Of a point, a vector going from the origin to that point; equivalently, the transpose of the point.
    Synonyms:
    position vector
  2. 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.

Questions about radii vectores

What is radii vectores the plural of?
Radii vectores is the plural of radius vector.

Words near radii vectores in the dictionary

  1. Radigans
  2. radii
  3. radii of convergence
  4. radii of curvature
  5. radii of gyration
  6. radii vectores
  7. Radika
  8. Radilla
  9. Radillas
  10. Radillo
  11. Radillos

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