vector

n. (Mathematics, Physics) quantity with magnitude and direction (represented by an arrow indicating its direction); (Biology) insect which carries diseases, means of disease transfer; route of a plane

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Noun
1. a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
(hypernym) variable, variable quantity
(hyponym) vector product, cross product
2. a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
(hypernym) straight line
(hyponym) ray
3. 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"
(synonym) transmitter
(hypernym) agent
(hyponym) transducing vector, gene delivery vector
(classification) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

nm. vector (Mathematics, Physics), quantity with magnitude and direction (represented by an arrow indicating its direction); insect which carries diseases, means of disease transfer (Biology)

n. vector, (Mathematics, Physics) quantity with magnitude and direction (represented by an arrow indicating its direction); (Biology) insect which carries diseases, means of disease transfer