Meaning of VECTOR
| Pronunciation: | | 'vektur
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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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| | 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 | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | |  Vector
A disgruntled Russian cab driver decides that releasing deadly anthrax in New York City is the best way to show his hatred for America. When he teams up with a couple of white supremacists who have their own designs on implementing biological warfare against the masses, only doctors Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery can rescue the city and thwart Operation Revenge. more details ... |
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| 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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| | 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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