Definition of "vector" []

• Mathematics A quantity, such as velocity, completely specified by a magnitude and a direction. (noun)
• Mathematics A one-dimensional array. (noun)
• Mathematics An element of a vector space. (noun)
• Pathology An organism, such as a mosquito or tick, that carries disease-causing microorganisms from one host to another. (noun)
• Genetics A bacteriophage, plasmid, or other agent that transfers genetic material from one cell to another. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Strain DNY75 expressing either human HSF1 (+HSF1) or an empty vector (+vector) were seeded into microtiter wells and incubated in the presence of HSF1A or DMSO solvent for 4 d and then photographed."
• "Vectronaut is a vector related blog made by Ivan, the name came from the mix of * vector* and * astronaut*, serving tutorials and inspiration .. and anything that (Ivan) _the young illustrator_ knows about vector art."
• "The term vector-borne diseases is referred to in this slide set in its broad WHO definition, i.e. those diseases whose transmission vitally depends on primary and intermediate vertebrate and invertebrate hosts and animal reservoirs of pathogenic organisms."