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How to Say "scalar" in Spanish

The Spanish word forscalaris escalarC1 level.

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adjectiveC1formal
a quantity that only has magnitude, not direction
A simple wooden thermometer showing a high level of red liquid.

Examples

La masa es una magnitud escalar.

Mass is a scalar quantity.

Always the same

This adjective ends in 'r', so it has the same form for both masculine and feminine nouns (e.g., el producto escalar, la magnitud escalar).

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