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vector

Letters that make vector

o, e, c, r, t, v are letters that make 'vector'

Words within vector

OR, EC, ECT, CT, tor are words within 'vector'

Anagrams of vector

corvet, covert are anagrams of 'vector'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of vector

vectors is a word created by adding a letter to 'vector'

vector is a 6 letter word ending with r
vector is a 6 letter word starting with v

4 possible definitions for 'vector'

Vector as "a variable quantity that can be resolved into components"

Under this definition, vector is a noun and has the following properties:

vector as a type

'vector' can be a type of variable, variable quantity.

Types of vector

vector product, radius vector, radius vector, resultant, cross product, vector sum are types of 'vector'.

Vector as "a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction"

Under this definition, vector is a noun and has the following properties:

vector as a type

'vector' can be a type of straight line.

Types of vector

ray is a type of vector.

Vector as "any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease"

Under this definition, vector is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

transmitter has the same meaning as vector

vector as a type

'vector' can be a type of agent.

Types of vector

transducing vector, gene delivery vector, immune carrier, carrier are types of 'vector'.

vector as a category

'vector' can be a category of animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna, microorganism, micro-organism.

Derivatives of vector

convey, transmit, communicate are derivatives of 'vector'.

Example of vector used within this context

"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"

Vector as "(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell"

Under this definition, vector is a noun and has the following properties:

vector as a type

'vector' can be a type of virus.

Types of vector

cosmid is a type of vector.

vector as a category

'vector' can be a category of genetics, genetic science.