Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun radius_vector

2 senses of radius vector

Sense 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)

Sense 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)