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radius vector

ra·di·us vec·tor
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rey-dee-uh s vek-ter]
    • /ˈreɪ di əs ˈvɛk tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rey-dee-uh s vek-ter]
    • /ˈreɪ di əs ˈvɛk tər/

Definitions of radius vector words

  • noun plural radius vector Mathematics. the length of the line segment joining a fixed point or origin to a given point. 1
  • noun plural radius vector Astronomy. the straight line joining two bodies in relative orbital motion, as the line from the sun to a planet at any point in its orbit. the distance between two such bodies at any point in the orbit. 1
  • noun radius vector a line joining a point in space to the origin of polar or spherical coordinates 0
  • noun radius vector an imaginary line joining a satellite to the planet or star around which it is orbiting 0
  • noun radius vector a straight line joining the origin of a vector, located at the intersection of two coordinates, to a given point lying in the same plane 0
  • noun radius vector a vector whose point of origin is fixed and whose terminal point ranges over a given curve or surface, as a straight line connecting the sun with the earth at any point of the earth's orbit 0

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Origin of radius vector

First appearance:

before 1745
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1745-55

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Parts of speech for Radius vector

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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radius vector popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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