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Just as the only reservoir for the typhus virus in nature is provided by man, so the only vector of infection is the louse. The bite of the louse is not virulent immediately after the infecting meal. It becomes so only towards the 7th day following infection.
Charles Jules Henry Nicole

Meaning of "vector" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VECTOR

From Latin: carrier, from vehere to convey.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VECTOR

vector  [ˈvɛktə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VECTOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vector is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb vector in English.

WHAT DOES VECTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vector in the English dictionary

The first definition of vector in the dictionary is an element of a vector space. Other definition of vector is Also called: carrier an organism, esp an insect, that carries a disease-producing microorganism from one host to another, either within or on the surface of its body. Vector is also Also called: cloning vector an agent, such as a bacteriophage or a plasmid, by means of which a fragment of foreign DNA is inserted into a host cell to produce a gene clone in genetic engineering.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO VECTOR

PRESENT

Present
I vector
you vector
he/she/it vectors
we vector
you vector
they vector
Present continuous
I am vectoring
you are vectoring
he/she/it is vectoring
we are vectoring
you are vectoring
they are vectoring
Present perfect
I have vectored
you have vectored
he/she/it has vectored
we have vectored
you have vectored
they have vectored
Present perfect continuous
I have been vectoring
you have been vectoring
he/she/it has been vectoring
we have been vectoring
you have been vectoring
they have been vectoring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I vectored
you vectored
he/she/it vectored
we vectored
you vectored
they vectored
Past continuous
I was vectoring
you were vectoring
he/she/it was vectoring
we were vectoring
you were vectoring
they were vectoring
Past perfect
I had vectored
you had vectored
he/she/it had vectored
we had vectored
you had vectored
they had vectored
Past perfect continuous
I had been vectoring
you had been vectoring
he/she/it had been vectoring
we had been vectoring
you had been vectoring
they had been vectoring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will vector
you will vector
he/she/it will vector
we will vector
you will vector
they will vector
Future continuous
I will be vectoring
you will be vectoring
he/she/it will be vectoring
we will be vectoring
you will be vectoring
they will be vectoring
Future perfect
I will have vectored
you will have vectored
he/she/it will have vectored
we will have vectored
you will have vectored
they will have vectored
Future perfect continuous
I will have been vectoring
you will have been vectoring
he/she/it will have been vectoring
we will have been vectoring
you will have been vectoring
they will have been vectoring
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would vector
you would vector
he/she/it would vector
we would vector
you would vector
they would vector
Conditional continuous
I would be vectoring
you would be vectoring
he/she/it would be vectoring
we would be vectoring
you would be vectoring
they would be vectoring
Conditional perfect
I would have vector
you would have vector
he/she/it would have vector
we would have vector
you would have vector
they would have vector
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been vectoring
you would have been vectoring
he/she/it would have been vectoring
we would have been vectoring
you would have been vectoring
they would have been vectoring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you vector
we let´s vector
you vector
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to vector
Past participle
vectored
Present Participle
vectoring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VECTOR


collector
kəˈlɛktə
connecter
kəˈnɛktə
convector
kənˈvɛktə
detector
dɪˈtɛktə
director
dɪˈrɛktə
eigenvector
ˈaɪɡənˌvɛktə
hector
ˈhɛktə
injector
ɪnˈdʒɛktə
inspector
ɪnˈspɛktə
nectar
ˈnɛktə
nonvector
ˌnɒnˈvɛktə
perfecta
pəˈfɛktə
projector
prəˈdʒɛktə
protector
prəˈtɛktə
pseudovector
ˌsjuːdəʊˈvɛktə
rector
ˈrɛktə
respecter
rɪˈspɛktə
sector
ˈsɛktə
selector
sɪˈlɛktə
spectre
ˈspɛktə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VECTOR

veal
veal calf
veal crate
vealer
vealy
Veblen
vectograph
vector field
vector font
vector product
vector space
vector sum
vectorial
vectorially
vectoring
vectorisation
vectorization
vectorize
vectorscope

WORDS THAT END LIKE VECTOR

actor
art director
artistic director
associate director
connector
corrector
debt collector
deflector
detective chief inspector
effector
executive director
finance director
lector
managing director
music director
private sector
public sector
reflector
sales director
smoke detector
Spector

Synonyms and antonyms of vector in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vector» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VECTOR

Find out the translation of vector to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vector from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vector» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

矢量
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vector
570 millions of speakers

English

vector
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वेक्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ناقلات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вектор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vector
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভেক্টর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vecteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vektor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vektor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベクトル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벡터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vektor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vector
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திசையன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेक्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vektör
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vettore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wektor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вектор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vector
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διάνυσμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vektor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vektor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vektor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vector

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VECTOR»

The term «vector» is very widely used and occupies the 4.361 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VECTOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vector

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4 QUOTES WITH «VECTOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vector.
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Linda M. Godwin
We're on the same radius from the Earth, and then we start to swing around to where we're ahead of them on the velocity vector, so we come in relative to the station from this forward velocity position and dock on to the forward end of the Lab.
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Johannes Kepler
The radius vector describes equal areas in equal times.
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Charles Jules Henry Nicole
Just as the only reservoir for the typhus virus in nature is provided by man, so the only vector of infection is the louse. The bite of the louse is not virulent immediately after the infecting meal. It becomes so only towards the 7th day following infection.
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Walter Salles
The necessity to conceptualise has to come very early on, and defining a vector of development for that film also at the beginning of the process will allow you much more freedom as you go along.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VECTOR»

Discover the use of vector in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vector and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Threat Vector
For Jack Ryan, Jr., and his comrades at the covert organization known as The Campus, the fight against America’s enemies is never over.
Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney, 2012
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Vector
A crack team of explorers find themselves stark naked, in the dark, and totally clueless. Buried deep beneath an Earth shattered by war, devastated by disease, and ravaged by alien monsters.
J. Stephen Schrader, Stephen J. Schrader, 2003
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A History of Vector Analysis: The Evolution of the Idea of a ...
Prize-winning study traces the rise of the vector concept from the discovery of complex numbers through the systems of hypercomplex numbers to the final acceptance around 1910 of the modern system of vector analysis.
Michael J. Crowe, 1967
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An Introduction to Support Vector Machines and Other ...
This is the first comprehensive introduction to Support Vector Machines (SVMs), a new generation learning system based on recent advances in statistical learning theory.
Nello Cristianini, John Shawe-Taylor, 2000
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Vector
With signature skill, Robin Cook has crafted a page-turning thriller rooted in up-to-the-minute biotechnology. Vector is all-too-plausible fiction at its terrifying best.
Robin Cook, 1999
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VECTOR ANALYSIS
The book concludes with a new chapter on notions of vectors in the generalized coordinate system. This book is primarily intended for use by undergraduate students of mathematics and science for a course in vector analysis.
DIPAK CHATTERJEE, 2005
7
Vector Calculus
Most books are aimed at engineering applications: this book focuses on the underlying mathematical structure of the subject and is aimed at first and second year undergraduate mathematic students.
Paul C. Matthews, 1998
8
Vector Calculus
This text helps students foster computational skills and intuitive understanding with a careful balance of theory, applications and optional materials.
Jerrold E. Marsden, Anthony Tromba, 2003
9
Vector Basic Training: A Systematic Creative Process for ...
This book WILL, however, teach you the importance of drawing out your ideas, analyzing the shapes, and then methodically building them precisely in vector form using the methods covered in this book. ¿ In Vector Basic Training, acclaimed ...
Von R. Glitschka, 2010
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Support Vector Machines for Pattern Classification
The book presents architectures for multiclass classification and function approximation problems, as well as evaluation criteria for classifiers and regressors.
Shigeo Abe, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VECTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vector is used in the context of the following news items.
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Garmin Vector 2 power meter pedals unveiled
Garmin Vectors may not have been the first pedal-based power meters, but they have certainly been the most widely adopted since they were launched back in ... «Cycling Weekly, Apr 15»
2
A good affordable solid-state drive for desktops
The Good The OCZ Vector 180 protects data in case of power loss and includes hassle-free consumer support as well as a long warranty. The Bad The drive's ... «CNET, Mar 15»
3
Baltimore Raven John Urschel devises a 'cascadic multigrid …
... Journal of Computational Mathematics however, in which he co-authored a paper entitled: 'A Cascadic Multigrid Algorithm for Computing the Fiedler Vector of ... «The Independent, Mar 15»
4
Hands-on with Vector's long-lasting smartwatch
The Vector smartwatch is available in both square and round-faced models, and makes use of a memory LCD display alongside a low-powered OS to provide a ... «Gizmag, Mar 15»
5
Strike Vector EX Landing on PS4 and Xbox One
By Chloi RadStrike Vector, the fast-paced aerial combat game from Ragequit Corporation, is headed to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One "soon." Debuting first on PC, ... «IGN, Mar 15»
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Vector faces penalties over system outages
Winter gales and a substation fire could lead to penalties for Vector as the Auckland lines company's system outages rise above limits set by the Commerce ... «Stuff.co.nz, Feb 15»
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Vector Capital To Buy Saba Software In Take-Private Deal
Law360, New York (February 10, 2015, 6:20 PM ET) -- An affiliate of private equity firm Vector Capital has agreed to acquire Silicon Valley software company ... «Law360, Feb 15»
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Vector shelves pipeline expansion
Vector Pipeline, a Livonia-based joint venture between Canadian oil and gas transport giant Enbridge and DTE Energy, is expanding its business, but is not ... «Detroit Free Press, Feb 15»
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Nearly half of all DDoS attacks use multiple attack vectors
The expansion of the DDoS-for-hire market also promoted the use of multi-vector campaigns, as the competitive market drove attack innovation. Significantly ... «Help Net Security, Jan 15»
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Photos: Katy Perry performs at Vector Arena
Perry is in New Zealand on her Prismatic World Tour and will perform at Vector Arena again tonight. A special guest at last night's performance included Prime ... «3News NZ, Dec 14»

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