English Explanatory Dictionary

radius vector

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

radius vector radii vectores radius vectors

Synonyms

position vector
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