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vector in WordNet English dictionary
noun- any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
"mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"
vector transmitter
- (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell
vector
- a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
vector
- a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
vector
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