释义 |
re·sult·ant I. \-nt\ adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin resultant-, resultans, present participle of resultare to result : being derived from or consequent upon something else : having the character of a result or consequence : resulting < a resultant force > < resultant measures > II. noun (-s) Etymology: partly from resultant (I), partly from French résultante, from feminine of résultant resultant (adjective), from Medieval Latin resultant-, resultans : something that results or constitutes a result : a resulting quality, character, condition, or product : outcome: as a. (1) : a mathematical vector sum (2) : the single vector that is equivalent to a given set of vectors (as of forces or velocities) and is usually the sum of these vectors (3) : eliminant b. (1) : combination tone (2) also resultant bass : acoustic bass c. : an effective force that results from the cooperation and antagonism of varied individual forces : a product or mean of conflicting and cooperating elements < life in a democracy is … the resultant of millions of individual decisions — A.A.Berle > < social adjustment of an individual is the resultant of two complementary forces — L.E.Rosenzweig > d. : a substance formed in a chemical reaction : product — opposed to reactant |