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Webster 1913 Edition


Resultant

Re-sult′ant

,
Adj.
[L.
resultans
, p. pr. : cf. F.
résultant
.]
Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence.
Resultant force
or
Resultant motion
(Mech.)
,
a force which is the result of two or more forces acting conjointly, or a motion which is the result of two or more motions combined. See
Composition of forces
, under
Composition
.

Re-sult′ant

,
Noun.
That which results.
Specifically:
(a)
(Mech.)
A reultant force or motion.
(b)
(Math.)
An eliminant.
The
resultant
of homogeneous general functions of n variables is that function of their coefficients which, equaled to zero, expresses in the simplest terms the condition of the possibility of their existence.
Sylvester.

Webster 1828 Edition


Resultant

RESULT'ANT

,
Noun.
In mechanics, a force which is the combined effect of two or more forces, acting in different directions.

Definition 2024


resultant

resultant

See also: résultant

English

Adjective

resultant (not comparable)

  1. following as a result or consequence of something

Translations

Noun

resultant (plural resultants)

  1. anything that results from something else; an outcome
  2. (mathematics) a vector that is the vector sum of multiple vectors

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Verb

resultant

  1. present participle of resultar