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1. (n.) vector
a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, as force or velocity.
2. vector
the direction or course followed by something, as an airplane.
3. vector
something or someone, as a person or an insect, that carries and transmits a disease-causing organism.
4. vector
any agent, as a mutated virus, that acts as a carrier or transporter.
5. (v.t.) vector
to guide (an aircraft) in flight by issuing appropriate headings.
6. vector
to change direction of (the thrust of a jet or rocket engine) in order to steer the craft.
Etymology: (1695–1705; < L: one that conveys, der. of vehere to carry)
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| Definition of 'Vector' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) vector
a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
2. (noun) vector
a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
3. (noun) vector, transmitter
any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
"mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"
4. (noun) vector
(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell
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1. (noun) Vector
same as Radius vector
2. (noun) Vector
a directed quantity, as a straight line, a force, or a velocity. Vectors are said to be equal when their directions are the same their magnitudes equal. Cf. Scalar
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