Meaning of VECTOR
| Pronunciation: | | 'vektur
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
- [n] 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"
- [n] a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
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VECTOR is a 6 letter word that starts with V. |
| | Synonyms: | | transmitter |
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| | See Also: | | agent, carrier, cross product, gene delivery vector, immune carrier, radius vector, ray, resultant, straight line, transducing vector, variable, variable quantity, vector product, vector sum | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Vec"tor\, n. [L., a bearer, carrier. fr. vehere, vectum,
to carry.]
1. Same as {Radius vector}.
2. (Math.) 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}.
Note: In a triangle, either side is the vector sum of the
other two sides taken in proper order; the process
finding the vector sum of two or more vectors is vector
addition (see under {Addition}).
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | 1. A member of a vector space. 2. A line or movement defined by its end points, or by the current position and one other point. See vector graphics. 3. A memory location containing the address of some code, often some kind of exception handler or other operating system service. By changing the vector to point to a different piece of code it is possible to modify the behaviour of the operating system. Compare hook. 4. A one-dimensional array. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | - An organism that spreads an infectious disease; often, this infectious host is not affected by the illness.
- A DNA molecule that replicates on its own in a host cell and can be used as a vehicle in the laboratory for replicating other types of DNA.
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- An autonomously replicating DNA molecule into which foreign DNA fragments are inserted and then propagated in a host cell. Also living carriers of genetic material (such as pollen) from plant to plant, such as insects.
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