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vector Definition

vec·tor (vek′tər)

noun

  1. Biol. an animal, esp. an insect, that transmits a disease-producing organism from a host to a noninfected animal
  2. Math.
    1. a mathematical expression denoting a combination of magnitude and direction, as velocity
    2. a directed line segment representing such an expression
    3. an ordered set of real numbers, each denoting a distance on a coordinate axis
  3. the particular course followed or to be followed, as by an aircraft; compass heading

Etymology: ModL < L, bearer, carrier < vectus, pp. of vehere, to carry: see way

transitive verb

to guide (a pilot, aircraft, missile, etc.) by means of a vector (sense ) sent by radio

vector Related Forms

vec·to′·rial (-tôr′ ē əl) adjective vec·to′·ri·ally adverb

vector Telecom Definition

  1. A mathematical expression of a quantity, such as velocity, that possesses both magnitude (i.e., amplitude) and direction, and that may or may not be a function of time. See also amplitude.
  2. A directed line segment of such an expression. See also HCV and VQC.
  3. A set of numbers in an order that has meaning when each position is mapped to a corresponding dimension.
  4. In video, a frequency or series of frequencies associated with a video signal. See also vector quantization.

vector Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • interrupt: The first part of the program sets up the seven interrupt vectors at location $ 64.
  • clon: Probably provided already on the cloning vector together with lacI.

Adjective modifier

  • retroviral: Retroviral vectors are the most widely used viral vectors in clinical trials at present.
  • adenoviral: I am also working on establishing a core facility within the department for the production of recombinant adenoviral vectors.
  • viral: The most frequently used viral vectors are of two types.
  • non-viral: Unlike viruses non-viral vectors are not as well equipped to overcome these intracellular barriers.
  • recombinant: However, this approach would require the availability of a very large panel of recombinant vectors with different serotypes.
  • hiv-based: HIV-based vectors will be used for the treatment of HIV infection.

Modifies a noun

  • meson: At small t there are problems triggering and, to a lesser extent, reconstructing the decay products of the vector meson.
  • graphics: See for yourself how vector graphics have been reinvented.
  • calculus: The course is also a vehicle for the introduction of theorems in vector calculus that have wide application in physics.
  • arithmetic: For the range specification, see the description of the vector arithmetic register.
  • algebra: Course Description This module will extend the vector algebra of the first year to the calculus of three dimensional vectors.
  • v: Add | subtract fixxyz position n | fixxyz vector u v w Add or subtract a vector to each of the stored fixxyz positions.

Noun used with modifier

  • two-element: The value can be either an integer value specifying a pre-defined line style, or a two-element vector specifying a stippling pattern.
  • adenovirus: This vaccine contained an adenovirus vector containing GP and NP containing vectors.
  • -element: Both J and - F are evaluated at the current value of the n -element vector x.
  • lattice: Any real lattice vector may be expressed in terms of the lattice basis vectors, a 1, a 2, a 3.
  • velocity: Merged velocity vectors from two Antarctic HF radars describe the flow velocity variation in the boundary region.
  • mosquito: The larvae numbers of the mosquito vectors were significantly lower in organic sites.