单 位 切 向 量

dān wèi qiē xiàng liàngdictionary entry

(math.) unit tangent vector

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

單位切向量单位切向量 [dan1 wei4 qie1 xiang4 liang4] /(math.) unit tangent vector/

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单
chán
used in 單于|单于[chán yú]
dān
bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[gè]
Shàn
surname Shan
位
wèi
position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential
切
qiē
to cut / to slice / to carve / (math.) tangential
qiè
definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fǎn qiè] system should be applied to the previous two characters)
向
xiàng
towards / to face / to turn towards / direction / to support / to side with / shortly before / formerly / always / all along / (suffix) suitable for ... / oriented to ... / to tend toward / to guide / orientation / to turn toward / to
Xiàng
surname Xiang
量
liáng
to measure
liàng
capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量詞|量词[liàng cí], classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word

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