Definition of vectors

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • vectors is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • vectors is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • vectors is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of vectors


  • any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease (noun)

    Examples

    1. mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever
    2. fleas are vectors of the plague
    3. when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects

    Synonyms

    1. transmitter
  • a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction (noun)
  • a variable quantity that can be resolved into components (noun)
  • (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell (noun)

See definition of vectors in Merriam Webster