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vector
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural vectors
plural vectors
Learner's definition of VECTOR
[count]
1
mathematics : a quantity (such as velocity) that has size and direction矢量；向量
2
technical : the course or direction of an airplane（飞机的）航线，航向
3
biology : an insect, animal, etc., that carries germs that cause disease（传染疾病的）介体，载体
- a mosquito that is the principal vector of yellow fever黄热病传播的主要介体——蚊子
plural vectors
1
a
: a quantity that has magnitude and direction and that is commonly represented by a directed line segment whose length represents the magnitude and whose orientation in space represents the direction
broadly : an element of a vector space
b
: a course or compass direction especially of an airplane
2
a
: an organism (such as an insect) that transmits a pathogen from one organism or source to another
The insect vector in malaria is the anopheline mosquito, a genus comprising many species around the world.
Frank Graham, Jr.
compare carrier sense 5a, reservoir sense 3 Frank Graham, Jr. vectored; vectoring ˈvek-t(ə-)riŋ 
Example Sentences
Noun a mosquito that is the principal vector of yellow fever
Recent Examples on the Web Daniel N. Hebert, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2022 There, technicians need a couple of days to prep the T cells and genetically engineer them using the viral vector to give them the CAR. Angus Chen, STAT, 2 June 2022 Cisco said that the initial access vector was through the successful phishing of an employee’s personal Google account, which ultimately led to the compromise of their credentials and access to the Cisco VPN. Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022 That means that only a vector component of the gravitational force will pull that way. Wired, 31 July 2022 The key vector for aster yellows is the aster leafhopper. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2022 Bottom Line Even if all of the above were followed, there would be no foolproof way to escape digital surveillance, and each piece of tech that’s used becomes a new vector for law enforcement to seek data. New York Times, 13 July 2022 Matroids are abstract objects that capture notions like dependence and independence in all sorts of different contexts — from graphs to vector spaces to algebraic fields. Quanta Magazine, 5 July 2022 Scanning electron micrograph depicting a mass of Yersinia pestis bacteria (the cause of bubonic plague) in the foregut of the flea vector. Evan Bush, NBC News, 15 June 2022 Rohit Jaggi, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2022 That ability to vector torque towards traction should endow the Hummer EV with an unprecedented ability to keep moving forward through even the gnarliest of slippery conditions. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2020 In 1998 an insect called the Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) showed up in Florida and caused concern because it was known to vector this disease while feeding on the tree’s sap. Steven Savage, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 With its massive tires, all-wheel drive, and torque-vectoring rear differential, the Urus produced 1.04 g of grip on the skidpad and stopped from 70 mph in 150 feet, basically matching the stock version's results. Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 19 Mar. 2020 On the street version, the front electric motors generate a torque-vectoring effect that manages traction while turning. Eric Adams, Wired, 17 Feb. 2020 The test vehicle, an all-wheel-drive Elite model, uses computerized torque vectoring to send up to 70% of the powertrain’s torque between axles, and 100% between wheels for better traction while cornering. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 25 Jan. 2020 The Sport Chrono package, which includes torque vectoring with a mechanical limited-slip differential, is also standard. Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 15 Jan. 2020 Both harnessed broader disruptive energies — away from entrenched party establishments and toward a more populist and nationally vectored politics. Fred Bauer, National Review, 13 Dec. 2019 See More
Noun
Health providers use a harmless viral or bacterial vector to carry a corrective gene into a patient’s cells, where the gene then directs the cell to produce the proteins necessary to treat the disease. Daniel N. Hebert, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2022 There, technicians need a couple of days to prep the T cells and genetically engineer them using the viral vector to give them the CAR. Angus Chen, STAT, 2 June 2022 Cisco said that the initial access vector was through the successful phishing of an employee’s personal Google account, which ultimately led to the compromise of their credentials and access to the Cisco VPN. Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022 That means that only a vector component of the gravitational force will pull that way. Wired, 31 July 2022 The key vector for aster yellows is the aster leafhopper. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2022 Bottom Line Even if all of the above were followed, there would be no foolproof way to escape digital surveillance, and each piece of tech that’s used becomes a new vector for law enforcement to seek data. New York Times, 13 July 2022 Matroids are abstract objects that capture notions like dependence and independence in all sorts of different contexts — from graphs to vector spaces to algebraic fields. Quanta Magazine, 5 July 2022 Scanning electron micrograph depicting a mass of Yersinia pestis bacteria (the cause of bubonic plague) in the foregut of the flea vector. Evan Bush, NBC News, 15 June 2022 Verb
The fans also have individual flaps to vector the thrust. Rohit Jaggi, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2022 That ability to vector torque towards traction should endow the Hummer EV with an unprecedented ability to keep moving forward through even the gnarliest of slippery conditions. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2020 In 1998 an insect called the Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) showed up in Florida and caused concern because it was known to vector this disease while feeding on the tree’s sap. Steven Savage, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 With its massive tires, all-wheel drive, and torque-vectoring rear differential, the Urus produced 1.04 g of grip on the skidpad and stopped from 70 mph in 150 feet, basically matching the stock version's results. Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 19 Mar. 2020 On the street version, the front electric motors generate a torque-vectoring effect that manages traction while turning. Eric Adams, Wired, 17 Feb. 2020 The test vehicle, an all-wheel-drive Elite model, uses computerized torque vectoring to send up to 70% of the powertrain’s torque between axles, and 100% between wheels for better traction while cornering. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 25 Jan. 2020 The Sport Chrono package, which includes torque vectoring with a mechanical limited-slip differential, is also standard. Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 15 Jan. 2020 Both harnessed broader disruptive energies — away from entrenched party establishments and toward a more populist and nationally vectored politics. Fred Bauer, National Review, 13 Dec. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
earlier, short for radius vector, borrowed from Latin, "carrier, conveyer," from vec-, alternate stem of vehere "to convey, carry" + -tor, agent suffix — more at way entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of vector was in 1846 Phrases Containing vector
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