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resultant

Pronunciation: /rɪˈzʌlt(ə)nt/

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Definition of resultant

adjective

[attributive]

occurring or produced as a result of something:restructuring and the resultant cost savings

noun

technical

a force, velocity, or other vector quantity which is equivalent to the combined effect of two or more component vectors acting at the same point: the resultant of mechanical forces pulling in different directions

Origin:

mid 17th century (in the adjectival sense): from Latin resultant- 'springing back', from the verb resultare (see result). The noun sense dates from the early 19th century