VECTOR


Meaning of VECTOR in English

/ ˈvektə(r); NAmE / noun

1.

( mathematics ) a quantity that has both size and direction :

Acceleration and velocity are both vectors.

—compare scalar

2.

( biology ) an insect, etc. that carries a particular disease from one living thing to another

3.

( technical ) a course taken by an aircraft

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Latin , literally carrier , from vehere convey.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.