nnoun.cognitiona variable quantity that can be resolved into componentsHypernyms:variable variable quantity
Inherited Hypernyms:vectorvariablequantityconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cross productradius vectorresultantvector productvector sum
Full Hyponyms:radius vectorvector productvector sum
nnoun.shapea straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is directionHypernyms:straight line
Inherited Hypernyms:vectorstraight linelineshapeattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:ray
nnoun.objectany agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a diseaseTopic:animalanimate beingbeastbrutecreaturefaunamicro-organismmicroorganism
Synset:transmitter
Examples:- mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever
- fleas are vectors of the plague
- aphids are transmitters of plant diseases
- when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects
Derivationally Related Form:transmit
Hypernyms:agent
Inherited Hypernyms:vectoragentcausal agentphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:carriergene delivery vectorimmune carriertransducing vector
Full Hyponyms:carrierliposomal delivery vectortransducing vectorviral delivery vector
nnoun.animal(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cellTopic:genetic sciencegenetics
Hypernyms:virus
Inherited Hypernyms:vectorvirusinfectious agentagentcausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:vectorvirusmicroorganismorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:cosmid