radius vector
radius vector
Definition
radius vector
noun pl. radii vec·to′·resvek tôr′ēz or radius vectors
- 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
- 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
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