- rectangular coordinate
- noun
: either of two Cartesian coordinates which have two or three dimensions and in which the axes are mutually at right angles
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rectangular coordinate
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rectangular coordinate system — stačiakampė koordinačių sistema statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. orthogonal coordinate system; rectangular coordinate system vok. rechtwinkliges Koordinatensystem, n rus. прямоугольная система координат, f pranc. système de coordonnées … Fizikos terminų žodynas
rectangular coordinate — noun Date: circa 1864 a Cartesian coordinate of a Cartesian coordinate system whose straight line axes or coordinate planes are perpendicular … New Collegiate Dictionary
Coordinate system — For geographical coordinates on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates. In geometry, a coordinate system is a system which uses one or more numbers, or coordinates, to uniquely determine the position of a point or other… … Wikipedia
rectangular coordinates — Math. a coordinate system in which the axes meet at right angles. Also called rectangular coordinate system. [1860 65] * * * … Universalium
rectangular coordinates — Math. a coordinate system in which the axes meet at right angles. Also called rectangular coordinate system. [1860 65] … Useful english dictionary
Coordinate — Co*[ o]r di*nate, n. 1. A thing of the same rank with another thing; one two or more persons or things of equal rank, authority, or importance. [1913 Webster] It has neither co[ o]rdinate nor analogon; it is absolutely one. Coleridge. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rectangular coordinates — Coordinate Co*[ o]r di*nate, n. 1. A thing of the same rank with another thing; one two or more persons or things of equal rank, authority, or importance. [1913 Webster] It has neither co[ o]rdinate nor analogon; it is absolutely one. Coleridge.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rectangular coordinates — rectan′gular coor′dinates n. math. a coordinate system in which the axes meet at right angles. Also called rectan′gular coor′dinate sys tem … From formal English to slang
Cartesian coordinate system — Illustration of a Cartesian coordinate plane. Four points are marked and labeled with their coordinates: (2, 3) in green, (−3, 1) in red, (−1.5, −2.5) in blue, and the origin (0, 0) in purple. A Cartesian coordinate system specifies each point… … Wikipedia
Cartesian coordinate — noun one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes •… … Useful english dictionary
