'Resultant' definitions:
Definition of 'resultant'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" [syn: attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent]
noun
The final point in a process [syn: resultant, end point]
noun
Something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" [syn: result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination]
noun
A vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors [syn: vector sum, resultant]
Definition of 'Resultant'
From: GCIDE
- Resultant \Re*sult"ant\, a. [L. resultans, p. pr. : cf. F. r['e]sultant.] Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Resultant'
From: GCIDE
- Resultant \Re*sult"ant\, n. That which results. Specifically: (a) (Mech.) A reultant force or motion. (b) (Math.) An eliminant. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'resultant'
From: GCIDE
- Eliminant \E*lim"i*nant\, n. (Math.) The result of eliminating n variables between n homogeneous equations of any degree; -- called also resultant. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'resultant'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accidental,
- accompanying,
- ado,
- afloat,
- afoot,
- by-product,
- circumstantial,
- consequence,
- consequent,
- consequential,
- corollary,
- current,
- derivation,
- derivational,
- derivative,
- development,
- distillate,
- doing,
- effect,
- ensuing,
- event,
- eventuality,
- eventuating,
- eventuation,
- final,
- following,
- fruit,
- going on,
- happening,
- harvest,
- in hand,
- in the wind,
- incidental,
- issue,
- legacy,
- logical outcome,
- occasional,
- occurring,
- offshoot,
- offspring,
- on,
- on foot,
- ongoing,
- outcome,
- outgrowth,
- passing,
- precipitate,
- prevailing,
- prevalent,
- product,
- result,
- resulting,
- sequacious,
- sequel,
- sequela,
- sequence,
- sequent,
- sequential,
- taking place,
- under way,
- upshot