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vector field

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a function mapping a subset of Rn into a subset of Rn

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a function which associates, to each point on a surface, a vector in the tangent plane of that point

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: differential geometry

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: fusha vektoriale — construction
  • Basque: bektore-eremua — construction
  • Bulgarian: векторно поле — construction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 向量場 /向量场 (xiàngliángcháng) — construction
  • Czech: vektorové pole — construction
  • Danish: vektorfelt — construction
  • Dutch: vectorveld — construction
  • Esperanto: vektora kampo — construction
  • Finnish: vektorikenttä — construction
  • French: champ vectoriel — construction
  • Galician: campo vectorial — construction
  • German: Vektorfeld — construction
  • Hindi: सदिश क्षेत्र (sadiś kṣetra) — construction
  • Hungarian: vektormező — construction
  • Italian: campo vettoriale — construction
  • Japanese: ベクトル場 (bekutoru-ba) — construction
  • Kazakh: векторлық өріс (vektorlyq örıs) — construction
  • Polish: pole wektorowe — construction
  • Portuguese: campo vetorial — construction
  • Russian: ве́кторное по́ле (véktornoje póle) — construction
  • Spanish: campo vectorial — construction
  • Ukrainian: ве́кторне по́ле (véktorne póle) — construction
  • Vietnamese: trường vector — construction