vector

/vˈɛktɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
2. a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
3. any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
   “mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever”
4. (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell

Synonyms for vector

• transmitter

Words that rhyme with vector

• sector
• director
• collector
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• defector
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• injector
• objector
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• newvector