Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Resultant \Re*sult"ant\, a. [L. resultans, p. pr. : cf. F.
   r['e]sultant.]
   Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or
   following as a result or consequence.

   {Resultant force} or {motion} (Mech.), a force which is the
      result of two or more forces acting conjointly, or a
      motion which is the result of two or more motions
      combined. See {Composition of forces}, under
      {Composition}.

Resultant \Re*sult"ant\, n.
   That which results. Specifically:
   (a) (Mech.) A reultant force or motion.
   (b) (Math.) An eliminant.

             The resultant of homogeneous general functions of n
             variables is that function of their coefficients
             which, equaled to zero, expresses in the simplest
             terms the condition of the possibility of their
             existence.                           --Sylvester.

Source : WordNet®

resultant
     adj : following as an effect or result; "the period of tension and
           consequent need for military preparedness"; "the
           ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings
           were considerable"; "the health of the plants and the
           resulting flowers" [syn: {consequent}, {ensuant}, {resulting(a)},
            {sequent}]
     n 1: the final point in a process [syn: {end point}]
     2: something that results; "he listened for the results on the
        radio" [syn: {result}, {final result}, {outcome}, {termination}]
     3: a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors [syn:
        {vector sum}]