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Position vector

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radius vectornoun(geometry) Of a point, a vector going from the origin to that point; equivalently, the transpose of the point.
vector fieldnoun(differential geometry) a function which associates, to each point on a surface, a vector in the tangent plane of that point
vertexnoun(geometry) An angular point of a polygon, polyhedron or higher order polytope.
polenounOriginally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
pointelnounA sharp instrument; any sharp-pointed thing.
normalUsual, healthy; not sick or ill or unlike oneself.
projective linenoun(projective geometry) A line that includes a point at infinity; a line in a projective space; a projective space of dimension 1.
pointnounA small dot or mark.
parallel transportnoun(geometry) A way of transporting geometrical data along smooth curves in a manifold.
projective planenoun(geometry) A plane in which any pair of distinct points determine a line and any pair of distinct lines intersect at a point.
sensenounAny of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
ovalHaving the shape of an oval.
cross-polytopenoun(geometry) A polytope that is the convex hull of points, two on each Cartesian axis of a Euclidean space, that are equidistant from the origin; an orthoplex.
polar coordinatesnoun(mathematics) The coordinates of a point in a plane, measured as its Cartesian distance from the origin and the angle measured counterclockwise from the x-axis to a line joining the point to the origin.
polarnoun(geometry) The line joining the points of contact of tangents drawn to meet a curve from a point called the pole of the line.
burgers vectornoun(crystallography) A mathematical vector that represents the magnitude and direction of the distortion in a dislocation in a crystal lattice.
vertnoun(colloquial) In sport, a type of bicycle stunt competition.
transversalnounA line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
covertexnoun(geometry) A point of intersection between an ellipse and its minor axis.
verticalStanding, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.

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