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English noun: vector | |||
| 1. | vector (cognition) a variable quantity that can be resolved into components | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | variable, variable quantity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cross product, radius vector, radius vector, resultant, vector product, vector sum | ||
| 2. | vector (shape) a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | straight line | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ray | ||
| 3. | vector (object) any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | transmitter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carrier, gene delivery vector, immune carrier, transducing vector | ||
| Domain category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna, micro-organism, microorganism | ||
| 4. | vector (animal) (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | virus | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cosmid | ||
| Domain category | genetic science, genetics | ||
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