vector

noun

A quantity, such as velocity, completely specified by a magnitude and a direction.

noun

A one-dimensional array.

noun

An element of a vector space.

noun

An organism, such as a mosquito or tick, that carries disease-causing microorganisms from one host to another.

noun

A bacteriophage, plasmid, or other agent that transfers genetic material from one cell to another.

noun

A force or influence.

noun

A course or direction, as of an airplane.

transitive verb

To guide (a pilot or aircraft, for example) by means of radio communication according to vectors.

noun

In quaternions, a quantity which, being added to any point of space, gives as the sum that point which is at a certain distance in a certain direction from the first.