vector

vector
[ˈvɛktə]
noun
  1. (Mathematics & Physics)a quantity having direction as well as magnitude, especially as determining the position of one point in space relative to another
    (数,物)矢量,向量
    ■a matrix with one row or one column
    单行(或列)矩阵
    ■a course to be taken by an aircraft
    航线
    ■[as modifier](Computing)denoting a type of graphical representation using lines to construct the outlines of objects
    (计算机)模型
  2. an organism, typically a biting insect or tick, that transmits a disease or parasite from one animal or plant to another
    载体,媒介
    ■(Genetics)a bacteriophage or plasmid which transfers genetic material into a cell, or from one bacterium to another
    (遗传)(基因转导)载体
verb
  1. [with obj. and adverbial of direction](常作 be vectored)direct (an aircraft in flight) to a desired point
    引导;引向目标
派生
vectorial
[-ˈtɔːrɪəl]
adjective
vectorially
adverb
vectorization
noun
  1. (only in sense 1 of the noun)
vectorize
verb
  1. (亦作 -ise). (only in sense 1 of the noun)
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from Latin, literally carrier', from vehere 'convey'
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