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PRONUNCIATION OF POLAR VECTOR

polar vector  [ˈpəʊlə ˈvɛktə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLAR VECTOR

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Polar vector is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLAR VECTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pseudovector

In physics and mathematics, a pseudovector is a quantity that transforms like a vector under a proper rotation, but in three dimensions gains an additional sign flip under an improper rotation such as a reflection. Geometrically it is the opposite, of equal magnitude but in the opposite direction, of its mirror image. This is as opposed to a true or polar vector, which on reflection matches its mirror image. In three dimensions the pseudovector p is associated with the cross product of two polar vectors a and b: The vector p calculated this way is a pseudovector. One example is the normal to an oriented plane. An oriented plane can be defined by two non-parallel vectors, a and b, which can be said to span the plane. The vector a × b is a normal to the plane, and is a pseudovector. This has consequences in computer graphics where it has to be considered when transforming surface normals. A number of quantities in physics behave as pseudovectors rather than polar vectors, including magnetic field and angular velocity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLAR VECTOR


collector
kəˈlɛktə
connecter
kəˈnɛktə
convector
kənˈvɛktə
detector
dɪˈtɛktə
director
dɪˈrɛktə
eigenvector
ˈaɪɡənˌvɛktə
hector
ˈhɛktə
inspector
ɪnˈspɛktə
nectar
ˈnɛktə
nonvector
ˌnɒnˈvɛktə
perfecta
pəˈfɛktə
projector
prəˈdʒɛktə
protector
prəˈtɛktə
pseudovector
ˌsjuːdəʊˈvɛktə
rector
ˈrɛktə
respecter
rɪˈspɛktə
sector
ˈsɛktə
selector
sɪˈlɛktə
spectre
ˈspɛktə
vector
ˈvɛktə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLAR VECTOR

polar axis
polar bear
polar body
polar circle
polar coordinates
polar distance
polar equation
polar front
polar lights
polar orbit
polar sequence
polar wander
polar zenithal
Polari
polarimeter
polarimetric
polarimetry
Polaris
polarisable
polarisation

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLAR VECTOR

actor
art director
artistic director
associate director
connector
corrector
debt collector
deflector
detective chief inspector
effector
executive director
finance director
lector
managing director
music director
private sector
public sector
reflector
sales director
smoke detector
Spector

Synonyms and antonyms of polar vector in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «polar vector» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLAR VECTOR

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The translations of polar vector from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polar vector» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

极地载体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vector polar
570 millions of speakers

English

polar vector
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ध्रुवीय वेक्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ناقلات القطبي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полярный вектор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polar vector
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেরু ক্রম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vecteur polaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Urutan kutub
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

polaren Vektor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

極性ベクトル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

극성 벡터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polar urutan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vector cực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துருவ வரிசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ध्रुवीय क्रम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kutup dizisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vettore polare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wektor polarny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полярний вектор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vector polar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολικό διάνυσμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pool vektor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polär vektor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polar vektor
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLAR VECTOR»

The term «polar vector» is used very little and occupies the 189.388 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLAR VECTOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polar vector

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLAR VECTOR»

Discover the use of polar vector in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polar vector and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Introduction to Electromagnetic Theory: A Modern Perspective
Both E and B are defined in terms of forces: E is defined via F = qE on a stationary charge and is consequently a polar vector. The cross- product of two polar vectors is an axial vector or pseudovector. The cross-product of an axial vector and^a ...
Tai L. Chow, 2006
2
Elements of Group Theory for Physicists
Both have the same transformatin properties under pure rotations, but a polar vector undergoes a change of sign under inversion, whereas an axial vector is invariant under inversion. The same definition is taken over for polar and axial vector ...
A. W. Joshi, 1997
3
Isotropy Subgroups of the 230 Crystallographic Space Groups
In these cases, we gave preference to the mapping which gave the desired form of the polar vector representation, rather than the axial vector representation. These occurred in the space groups of crystal classes S4, C\v, D2d, and Cev- In ...
Harold T. Stokes, Dorian M. Hatch, 1988
4
Quantum Mechanics: Non-Relativistic Theory
In such a reflection, the {-component of an ordinary (polar) vector is unchanged, while that of an axial vector changes sign. Hence we conclude that, for a polar vector, A; has non-zero matrix elements only for the transitions 21* -> 2* and Z- ...
L D Landau, E.M. Lifshitz, 1981
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Vector and Tensor Analysis with Applications
3.4.2 that the transformation law of an axial vector differs from that of a polar vector by the presence of a minus sign in the case where the transformation changes the handedness of the underlying coordinate system. We now discuss a class of ...
A. I. Borisenko, I. E. Tarapov, 2012
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Modern Electrodynamics
By definition, any other polar vector P behaves the same way under inversion: P —> P' : —P (inversion of a polar vector). (1.166) Also by definition, an axial vector Q feels the effect of the determinant in (1.161). This introduces a minus sign for ...
Andrew Zangwill, 2013
7
Tensor Properties of Crystals, Second Edition
For a polar vector, carrying through the 180° rotation results in x\, *2 and *3 becoming -x\, -X2 and *3. Carrying out a similar operation on an axial vector, we have a rotation ABC (clockwise rotation looking along OP) becoming a rotation A' B'C ...
D Lovett, 1999
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Special Relativity
The dot product or inner product of a polar vector and an axial vector is a pseudoscalar rather than a scalar. Because the polar vector changes sign on reversal of all three axes the resultant product also changes sign. The axial vector d is said ...
Albert Shadowitz, 1968
9
A Complete Course in ISC Physics
(a) Polar Vector. A polar vector is a vector that has a direction independent of the reference frame. Velocity, acceleration, momentum, force, etc., are some examples of polar vectors. The direction of a polar vector is obvious from its description.
V. P. Bhatnagar, 1997
10
Physics of Continuous Matter, Second Edition: Exotic and ...
Polar vectors: A vector that obeys the transformation equation (B.47) under pure rotations as well as under pure reflections is called a polar vector. Under a pure reflection in the origin, the coordinates of a polar vector change sign just like the ...
B. Lautrup, 2011

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLAR VECTOR»

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And in last place is more proof that the world does talk about the weather a lot: “polar vector” rounds out the list. Mr. Payack says that to qualify ... «Washington Times, Dec 14»
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Golden Software Releases Grapher™ 11 with More Graph Types
The most popular new features in Grapher 11 are the three new graph types: polar vector plots, ternary class scatter plots, and 2D and 3D ... «DirectionsMag.com, Jul 14»
3
From Behind The Mask
We had beaten Hercules into Boston, but were about to meet the Polar Vector. Things were up in the air as to how we would be getting back to ... «Notre Dame Official Athletic Site, Feb 14»
4
Chiral symmetry breaking and charge order
It should perhaps have been clear that if a CDW can break inversion symmetry with a polar vector, it could do so with an axial one too—more ... «Physics, Oct 10»

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