vector-borne transmission
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~ indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vector bites or touches a person
vector product
— Noun
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~ a vector that is the product of two other vectors
vector
— Noun
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~ a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
vector
— Noun
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~ (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell
vector
— Noun
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~ a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
vector
— Noun
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~ 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"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"
vector algebra
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~ the part of algebra that deals with the theory of vectors and vector spaces