Words · Common
vector
/ˈvɛktɚ/ · 6 letters · 6 distinct letters
- noun
a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
- noun
a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
- noun
any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever
- noun
(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell