Word: Vector
How to pronounce: ˈvektə
Noun
Definitions:
1. A quantity having direction as well as magnitude, especially as determining the position of one point in space relative to another.
Example sentences: "Angular momentum is a vector quantity, meaning it has both magnitude and direction, and can be described by three components (in three dimensions)."
2. An organism, typically a biting insect or tick, that transmits a disease or parasite from one animal or plant to another.
Example sentences: "Now, in the 21st century, our researchers are still studying the relationships between animal hosts, insect and arthropod vectors, and disease agents."
3. A course to be taken by an aircraft.
Example sentences: "They were confusing call signs and giving vectors to the wrong aircraft."
Verb
Definitions:
1. Direct (an aircraft in flight) to a desired point.
Example sentences: "Two Hurricanes were vectored towards the Stukas"
Synonyms:
vectorial
phasor
phasors
transmitter
Derivations:
vectored
vectoring
vectorize
vectorised
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Vector in Other Languages...
Spanish: Vector
German: Vektor
French: Vecteur
Italian: Vettore
Turkish: Vektör
