vec·tor

vec·tor
/ˈvɛktɚ/ noun, pl -tors [count]
1 mathematics : a quantity (such as velocity) that has size and direction
2 technical : the course or direction of an airplane
3 biology : an insect, animal, etc., that carries germs that cause disease

a mosquito that is the principal vector of yellow fever


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  • vec|tor — «VEHK tuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. Mathematics. a) a quantity involving direction as well as magnitude. b) a line, such as an arrow, representing both the direction and magnitude of some force. The length of the line indicates the magnitude of the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • vec|tor|car|di|o|gram — «VEHK tuhr KAHR dee uh gram», noun. a tracing of the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces in the heart …   Useful english dictionary

  • vec|tor|car|di|o|graph|ic — «VEHK tuhr KAHR dee uh GRAF ihk», adjective. having to do with, made by, or diagnosed with a vectorcardiograph …   Useful english dictionary

  • vec|tor|car|di|og|ra|phy — «VEHK tuhr KAHR dee OG ruh fee», noun. the science or technique of using a vectorcardiograph …   Useful english dictionary

  • vec|tor|car|di|o|graph — «VEHK tuhr KAHR dee uh graf, grahf», noun. an instrument for making a vectorcardiogram, similar to the electrocardiograph but using more electrodes to record both direction and magnitude of the heart s electrical forces …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|vec|tor — «kuhn VEHK tuhr», noun. any means or device for heating by convection: »Convectors and baseboard heating units are tested by taking temperature readings from 20 different spots inside the…room (Wall Street Journal) …   Useful english dictionary

  • tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… …   English syllables

  • vec — ad·vec·tion; ad·vec·tive; con·vec·tion; con·vec·tion·al; con·vec·tive; con·vec·tor; gin·gi·vec·to·my; in·vec·ta; in·vec·tion; in·vec·tive·ly; odor·i·vec·tor; pro·vec·tion; syn·o·vec·to·my; vec·to·graph; vec·tor·cardiogram; vec·tor·cardiographic;… …   English syllables

  • Tor (Elektrotechnik) — Als Tor bezeichnet man in der Elektrotechnik einen Anschluss eines Bauteils. Das Reduzieren eines Bauelements auf deren Anschlüsse erleichtern Berechnungen und Simulationen bzw. machen diese erst möglich. Tor in der Niederfrequenztechnik Wenn bei …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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