Phrase guide

vector product

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

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noun

Meaning 1

a vector with the size given by the product of two vectors computed as the product of the magnitudes of the vectors and the sine of the angle between their directions, and directed perpendicular to the given two vectors, with positive orientation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a vector that is the product of two other vectors

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cross product

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vector

History

Etymology

Coined by William Kingdon Clifford in 1877 in his book Elements of Dynamic.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: productu vectorial — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Asturian: productu cruz — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Catalan: producte vectorial — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Chinese Mandarin: 向量積 /向量积 (xiàngliàngjī) — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Chinese Mandarin: 矢量積 /矢量积 (shǐliàngjī) — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Chinese Mandarin: 矢積 /矢积 (shǐjī) — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Chinese Mandarin: 矢值 (shǐzhí) — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Czech: vektorový součin — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Danish: vektorprodukt — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Danish: krydsprodukt — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Dutch: kruisproduct — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Finnish: vektoritulo — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Finnish: ristitulo — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • French: produit vectoriel — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • French: produit extérieur — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Galician: produto vectorial — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Galician: produto cruz — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • German: Vektorprodukt — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • German: Kreuzprodukt — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Hungarian: vektoriális szorzat — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Icelandic: krossfeldi — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Icelandic: krossmargfeldi — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Icelandic: vigurfeldi — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Icelandic: vigurmargfeldi — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Icelandic: vektormargfeldi — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Italian: prodotto vettoriale — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Korean: 벡터곱 (bekteogop) — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Polish: iloczyn wektorowy — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Portuguese: produto vectorial — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Portuguese: produto externo — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Portuguese: produto vetorial — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Romanian: produs vectorial — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Russian: ве́кторное произведе́ние (véktornoje proizvedénije) — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Spanish: producto vectorial — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Spanish: producto cruz — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Swedish: vektorprodukt — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Swedish: kryssprodukt — vector with size given by the product of two vectors
  • Vietnamese: tích có hướng — vector with size given by the product of two vectors