| 释义 |
Noun: vector vektu(r)- A variable quantity that can be resolved into components
- A straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
- Any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
"mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"
- transmitter - (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell
Derived forms: vectors Type of: agent, straight line, variable, variable quantity, virus Encyclopedia: Vector |