VECTOR


Meaning of VECTOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvektə ]

n. & v. --n. 1 Math. & Physics a quantity having direction as well as magnitude, esp. as determining the position of one point in space relative to another (radius vector). 2 a carrier of disease. 3 a course to be taken by an aircraft. --v.tr. direct (an aircraft in flight) to a desired point. øøvectorial adj. vectorize v.tr. (also -ise) (in sense 1 of n.). vectorization n. [L, = carrier, f. vehere vect- convey]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.