radius vector in English
noun
1
a line of variable length drawn from a fixed origin to a curve.
When Archimedes defines a spiral, he gives fundamental properties connecting the length of the radius vector with the angles through which it has revolved.
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1. ‘Apsidal motion is one of the classical diagnostics of stellar structure.’ ‘The angle through which the radius vector rotates in going between two consecutive apsides is called the Apsidal angle.’
2. ‘Apsidal motion is one of the classical diagnostics of stellar structure.’ ‘The angle through which the radius vector rotates in going between two consecutive apsides is called the Apsidal angle.’