radius vector

/ˌreɪdiəs ˈvɛktər/
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Other forms: radius vectors

Definitions of radius vector
  1. noun
    a line connecting a point in space to the origin of a polar coordinate system
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    type of:
    vector
    a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
  2. noun
    a line connecting a satellite to the center of the body around which it is rotating
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    type of:
    vector
    a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
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