pseudoscalar

[ soo-duh-skey-ler ]
/ ˌsu dəˈskeɪ lər /

adjective Physics, Mathematics.

a scalar quantity that changes sign when the sense of the orientation of the coordinate system is changed.

Origin of pseudoscalar

First recorded in 1940–45; pseudo- + scalar

Words nearby pseudoscalar

pseudorandom, pseudoreaction, pseudorickets, pseudorosette, pseudosarcoma, pseudoscalar, pseudoscarlatina, pseudoscience, pseudosclerosis, pseudoscope, pseudoscopy

British Dictionary definitions for pseudoscalar

pseudoscalar
/ (ˌsjuːdəʊˈskeɪlə) /

noun

maths a variable quantity that has magnitude but not direction and is an odd function of the coordinates Compare pseudovector, scalar (def. 1), tensor (def. 2), vector (def. 1)