Engelsk substantiv: vector | |||
1. | vector (om erkjendelse) a variable quantity that can be resolved into components | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | variable, variable quantity | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | cross product, radius vector, radius vector, resultant, vector product, vector sum | ||
2. | vector (om form) a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | straight line | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | ray | ||
3. | vector (om ting) any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | transmitter | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | agent | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | carrier, gene delivery vector, immune carrier, transducing vector | ||
Overordnet kategori | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna, micro-organism, microorganism | ||
4. | vector (om dyr) (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | virus | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | cosmid | ||
Overordnet kategori | genetic science, genetics | ||