adverb
- in a manner relating to or involving vectors; with consideration of both magnitude and direction
Usage: mathematics; physics
Examples
- The forces must be added vectorially to find the resultant.
- Wind velocity is measured vectorially, accounting for both speed and direction.
- The displacement was calculated vectorially from the starting point.
- Electric fields combine vectorially at any given point in space.
- The momentum of the particles was analyzed vectorially.
- Navigation systems process movement vectorially to determine position.