pseudovector

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noun

A quantity that transforms like a vector under a proper rotation but gains an additional change of sign under an improper rotation

OriginEnglish vector ← Latin vector ← Proto-Italic *weɣō →
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Meanings

nounpseudovector (plural pseudovectors)

plural pseudovectors

  1. mathematicsA quantity that transforms like a vector under a proper rotation but gains an additional change of sign under an improper rotation

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéǵʰeti
  7. Proto-Italic*weɣō
  8. Latinvehō
  9. Latinvector
  10. Englishvector
  11. Englishpseudovector

From pseudo- + vector.

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Translations

Catalan pseudovector
  • pseudovectorTranslations
Italian pseudovettore
  • pseudovettoreTranslations
Polish pseudowektor
  • pseudowektorTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

pseudovector. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudovector

MLA

“pseudovector.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudovector. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudovector,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudovector.

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