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RESULTANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors
Synonyms:
resultant; vector sum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("resultant" is a kind of...):
vector (a variable quantity that can be resolved into components)
Derivation:
resultant (occurring with or following as a consequence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something that results
Example:
he listened for the results on the radio
Synonyms:
final result; outcome; result; resultant; termination
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("resultant" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; finish (event whose occurrence ends something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "resultant"):
denouement (the outcome of a complex sequence of events)
deal (the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement))
decision (the outcome of a game or contest)
decision ((boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred)
aftermath; consequence (the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual)
separation (the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal))
sequel; subsequence (something that follows something else)
worst (the least favorable outcome)
Derivation:
result (produce as a result or residue)
resultant (occurring with or following as a consequence)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The final point in a process
Synonyms:
end point; resultant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("resultant" is a kind of...):
degree; level; point; stage (a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process)
Derivation:
result (issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end)
resultant (occurring with or following as a consequence)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Occurring with or following as a consequence
Example:
collateral target damage from a bombing run
Synonyms:
accompanying; attendant; collateral; concomitant; consequent; ensuant; incidental; resultant; sequent
Classified under:
Similar:
subsequent (following in time or order)
Derivation:
result (issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end)
result (produce as a result or residue)
resultant (a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors)
resultant (something that results)
resultant (the final point in a process)
Context examples:
Colchicine may also interrupt the cycle of monosodium urate crystal deposition in joint tissues, thereby also preventing the resultant inflammatory response.
(Colchicine, NCI Thesaurus)
The resultant progeny inherits physical distinctive traits indicative of the specific parent gene.
(Phenocopy Alteration, NCI Thesaurus)
The clinical course is variable and is dependent upon the extent of the occlusion and the location of the clot along the basilar artery which determines the resultant neurologic impairment.
(Basilar Artery Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
Sailing one direction, drifting another direction, to say nothing of the set of the current in some third direction, makes a resultant which dead reckoning can never calculate.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Derived by boiling impure water and condensing the resultant steam in a sterile container, distilled water has been shown to kill bladder cancer cells in vitro through osmotic lysis (cytolysis)
(Distilled Water, NCI Thesaurus)
Artemisinin contains an endoperoxide moiety which forms free radicals when it reacts with iron. The resultant carbon-based radical can lead to cellular damage and cell death by reacting with cellular macromolecules such as proteins and membrane lipids.
(Artemisinin Dimer, NCI Thesaurus)
