vector
nounDefinition of vector
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a quantity that has magnitude and direction and that is commonly represented by a directed line segment whose length represents the magnitude and whose orientation in space represents the direction
broadly
: an element of a vector space
b
: a course or compass direction especially of an airplane
2a
: an organism (such as an insect) that transmits a pathogen
3
: an agent (such as a plasmid or virus) that contains or carries modified genetic material (such as recombinant DNA) and can be used to introduce exogenous genes into the genome of an organism
vector
verbDefinition of vector (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to guide (something or someone, such as an airplane, its pilot, or a missile) in flight by means of a radioed vector
2
: to change the direction of (the thrust of a jet engine) for steering
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