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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessegmento orientato
Pronunciation / Transliteration: selˈmen.to o.rjenˈta.to
"Un segmento orientato ha un punto iniziale e un punto finale."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A line segment that has a specific direction, defined by an initial point (tail) and a terminal point (head), often used to represent a vector.
"The directed-line-segment from point A to point B represents the displacement of the object." - 2
A geometric magnitude having both length and direction, serving as a foundational concept in vector algebra and analytic geometry.
"Equivalent directed-line-segments have the same magnitude and direction regardless of their initial positions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the English words 'directed' (from Latin directus, past participle of dirigere), 'line' (from Latin linea), and 'segment' (from Latin segmentum, a strip or piece cut off). Formed in mathematical and geometric nomenclature during the 19th century to precisely describe a line segment possessing a specific direction or orientation from an initial point to a terminal point.
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segment orienté
Transliteration: sɛɡ.mɑ̃ ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.te
"Le segment orienté AB représente la force exercée sur le système."
gerichtet Strecke
Transliteration: ɡəˈʁɪç.tə.tə ˈʃtʁɛk.kə
Script: gerichtete Strecke
"Die gerichtete Strecke verbindet den Anfangspunkt mit dem Endpunkt."
segmento orientato
Transliteration: selˈmen.to o.rjenˈta.to
"Un segmento orientato ha un punto iniziale e un punto finale."
segmento dirigido
Transliteration: seɣˈmento di.ɾiˈxi.ðo
"El segmento dirigido define tanto la magnitud como la dirección."
segmento orientado
Transliteration: seɡˈmẽ.tu o.ɾjẽˈta.du
"O segmento orientado é frequentemente utilizado para representar grandezas vetoriais."
दिष्ट रेखाखंड
Transliteration: dishta rekhakhand
"एक दिष्ट रेखाखंड की एक निश्चित लंबाई और दिशा होती है।"
有向线段
Transliteration: yǒu xiàng xiàn duàn
"有向线段可以用来表示向量。"
유향선분
Transliteration: yuhyangseonbun
"유향선분은 크기와 방향을 모두 가진 선분입니다."
有向線分
Transliteration: yūkō senbun
"有向線分は始点と終点を持つ線分である。"
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