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radius vectors

radius vectors 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 radius vectors

What is radius vectors the plural of?
Radius vectors is the plural of radius vector.

Words near radius vectors in the dictionary

  1. radius of curvature
  2. radius of gyration
  3. radius rod
  4. radius rods
  5. radius vector
  6. radius vectors
  7. radius wall
  8. radiused
  9. radiuses
  10. radiusing
  11. Radivoj

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