Dictionary Check: vector
"vector" is a valid word!
Scrabble
11
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Words with Friends
13
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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"
noun
(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell
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