radius vector (Meaning)
radius vector (n)
a line connecting a satellite to the center of the body around which it is rotating
a line connecting a point in space to the origin of a polar coordinate system
radius vector ()
A straight line (or the length of such line) connecting any point, as of a curve, with a fixed point, or pole, round which the straight line turns, and to which it serves to refer the successive points of a curve, in a system of polar coordinates. See Coordinate, n.
radius vector (n.)
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms of radius vector
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
radius vector Sentence Examples
- The radius vector from the origin to point P is represented by OP.
- The magnitude of the radius vector equals the distance from the origin to the point.
- The direction of the radius vector is given by the unit vector along the line joining the origin and the point.
- The radius vector defines the position of a point in space relative to the origin.
- The radius vector can be decomposed into its components along the coordinate axes.
- The sum of the radius vectors to any two points gives the radius vector to their midpoint.
- The difference between the radius vectors to two points gives the vector between the points.
- The vector product of the radius vectors to two points is perpendicular to the plane containing them.
- The triple product of three radius vectors is equal to six times the volume of the parallelepiped spanned by the points.
- The radius vector is a fundamental concept in vector calculus and geometry and finds wide application in various fields.
FAQs About the word radius vector
a line connecting a satellite to the center of the body around which it is rotating, a line connecting a point in space to the origin of a polar coordinate syst
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The radius vector from the origin to point P is represented by OP.
The magnitude of the radius vector equals the distance from the origin to the point.
The direction of the radius vector is given by the unit vector along the line joining the origin and the point.
The radius vector defines the position of a point in space relative to the origin.
