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Meaning of radius vector | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  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.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Radiuses Radivoj Radix radix complement radix graminis radix point

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