Dictionary Check: vector

"vector" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

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

Example: "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"
Synonyms:
noun

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

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