Quaternion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈætɚnˌiən/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈatənˌiən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈatənˌiən/

3 syllables Say it as /kwˈætɚnˌiən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

cuaternio

el numero cardinal que es la suma de tres y uno

🇮🇹Italian

quaternione

il numero cardinale che è la somma di tre e uno

🇵🇹Portuguese

quaternião

o número cardinal que é a soma de três e um

🇷🇺Russian

кватернион

кардинальное число, которое представляет собой сумму трех и одного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चार का समुदाय

कार्डिनल संख्या जो तीन और एक का योग है

🇮🇳Tamil

குவாட்டர்னியன்

மூன்று மற்றும் ஒன்றின் கூட்டுத்தொகையான கார்டினல் எண்

🇮🇳Telugu

చతుర్భుజం

మూడు మరియు ఒకటి కలిపి ఉండే కార్డినల్ సంఖ్య

🇮🇳Marathi

चतुर्थांश

मुख्य संख्या जी तीन आणि एकची बेरीज आहे

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚತುರ್ಭುಜ

ಮೂರು ಮತ್ತು ಒಂದರ ಮೊತ್ತವಾದ ಕಾರ್ಡಿನಲ್ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്വാട്ടേർനിയൻ

മൂന്ന്, ഒന്ന് എന്നിവയുടെ ആകെത്തുകയായ കാർഡിനൽ നമ്പർ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

四元数

三加一之和的基数

🇯🇵Japanese

四元数

3と1の和である基数

🇰🇷Korean

쿼터니언

3과 1의 합인 기수

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tứ phương

số hồng y là tổng của ba và một

🇹🇭Thai

ควอเทอร์เนียน

จำนวนนับที่เป็นผลรวมของสามและหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

angka empat

bilangan pokok yang merupakan jumlah dari tiga dan satu

🇲🇾Malay

kuaternion

nombor kardinal iaitu hasil tambah tiga dan satu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رباعي

الرقم الأصلي الذي هو مجموع ثلاثة وواحد

🇮🇷Persian

رباعی

عدد اصلی که حاصل جمع سه و یک است

🇹🇷Turkish

kuaterniyon

üç ile birin toplamı olan asal sayı

🇮🇱Hebrew

קווטרניון

המספר הקרדינל שהוא הסכום של שלוש ואחד

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