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Definition of VECTOR
Pronunciation : VECTOR

noun : VECTOR

Source:WordNet 3.1

  • 1. (

    ) a variable quantity that can be resolved into components ;

  • 2. (

    ) a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction ;

  • 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" ;

  • 4. (

    ) (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell ;


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