Position vector

radius vector

1. Mathematics

a. A line segment that joins the origin and a variable point in a system of polar or spherical coordinates.

b. The length of such a line segment.

2. Astronomy A straight line connecting the center of the sun or another body with the center of a planet, comet, or other body orbiting around it.

radius vector

1. (Mathematics) Maths a line joining a point in space to the origin of polar or spherical coordinates

2. (Astronomy) Astronomy an imaginary line joining a satellite to the planet or star around which it is orbiting

radius vector

1. A line segment that joins the origin and a variable point in a system of polar or spherical coordinates.

2. The imaginary straight line that connects the center of the Sun or another body with the center of a planet, comet, or other body that orbits it.

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

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cardioid
Conservation of areas
hodograph
Hyperbolic spiral
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
Lituus
polar angle
polar coordinates
spherical coordinate
spherical coordinates
torque
Torqued
vector

i)] related to the ith position vector (of both pigments and fillers) which are randomly generated from a uniform distribution function and accepted provided that each added particle is entirely confined within [V.

Theoretical study of the scattering efficiency of rutile titanium ... by Auger, Jean-Claude; Martinez, Vincent Arnaud; Stout, Brian / JCT Research

But with reference to the position vector r [not equal to] [q.

Deformed surfaces in holographic interferometry. Similar aspects in ... by Schumann, Walter / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences

The displacement field generated by the movement of point P of the membrane's mid-surface can be described by a function u defined by (difference between the current position vector and the reference undeformed position vector) u = x - X (4) As a measure of the deformation of the membrane, we use the generalized Green-Lagrangian strain, whose components are [E.

Nonisothermal finite-element analysis of thermoforming of ... by Erchiqui, F.; Souli, M.; Yedder, R. Ben / Polymer Engineering and Science

Position Sensitive Silicon Detector
Position Sensitive X-Ray Detector
Position sensor
Position sheet
Position Sheets
Position Size
Position Sizes
Position Sizing
Position Specific Isotope Analysis
Position Specific Iterated Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
Position Specific Scoring Matrix
Position Switched Network
Position Switched to Service Assistant
Position Switched to Service Assistant Trunk
Position Switching
Position Task Book
position telemetering
position together
Position Tracking Interface Unit
Position Trader
Position Trader
Position trader (futures)
Position trader (futures)
Position Traders
position trading
position transducer

Position vector

Position Velocity
Position Weight Matrix
Position Width
Position, Course and Speed
Position, Location and Communications Experiment
Position, Phonological
position, T-hold
Position, True Course and Speed
Position, Velocity, and Time
position-analog unit
Position-based routing
Position-Based Visual Servoing
position-contouring system
Position-Dependent Band Structure
Position-Dependent Effective Mass
Position-Encoding Dynamic Tree
Position-independent code
Position-Mediated Expression Enhancement
Position-Oriented Mogul Base
Position-Resolved Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy
Position-Sensitive Atom Probe
Position-Space Renormalization Group
position-specific frequency matrix
Position/Personnel Line Number

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