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vector
English
Etymology
From Latin vector (“carrier, transporter”), from veh? (“I carry, I transport, I bear”).
The “person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme” sense derives from the disease sense.
The mathematics sense was coined by William Rowan Hamilton in 1846.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: vec?tor
- (UK) IPA(key): /?v?kt?/
- (US) enPR: v?k't?r, IPA(key): /?v?kt?/
- Rhymes: -?kt?(?)
Noun
vector (plural vectors)
- (mathematics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
- Hypernym: tensor
- (mathematics) An ordered tuple representing a directed quantity or the signed difference between two points.
- (mathematics) Any member of a (generalized) vector space.
- (aviation) A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.
- (epidemiology) A carrier of a disease-causing agent.
- (by extension, sociology) A person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme.
- (psychology) A recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality.
- The way in which the eyes are drawn across the visual text. The trail that a book cover can encourage the eyes to follow from certain objects to others.(Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (computing, operating systems) A memory address containing the address of a code entry point, usually one which is part of a table and often one that is dereferenced and jumped to during the execution of an interrupt.
- (programming) A one-dimensional array.
- 2004, Jesse Liberty, Bradley L. Jones, Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days (page 694)
- To create a vector of students in a class, you will want the vector to be large enough […]
- 2004, Jesse Liberty, Bradley L. Jones, Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days (page 694)
- (computer graphics, attributive) A graphical representation using outlines; vector graphics.
- Coordinate term: raster
- (molecular biology) A DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another.
Usage notes
- (programming): The term vector is used loosely when the indices are not (either positive or non-negative) integers.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
vector (third-person singular simple present vectors, present participle vectoring, simple past and past participle vectored)
- To set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.
- (computing) To redirect to a vector, or code entry point.
Translations
References
- The New Oxford Dictionary of English
Anagrams
- Covert, corvet, covert
Catalan
Noun
vector m (plural vectors)
- vector
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vector.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?v?k.t?r/
- Hyphenation: vec?tor
- Rhymes: -?kt?r
Noun
vector m (plural vectoren, diminutive vectortje n)
- (mathematics) vector, an element of a vector space
Derived terms
- eenheidsvector
- eigenvector
- normaalvector
- nulvector
- raakvector
- vectoralgebra
- vectoranalyse
- vectordifferentiatie
- vectorlimiet
- vectorproduct
- vectorruimte
- vectorvermenigvuldiging
Galician
Etymology
From Latin vector
Noun
vector m (plural vectores)
- vector
Derived terms
- vectorial
- vectorizar
- vectorización
- vector propio
- vector unitario
Latin
Etymology
veh? +? -tor
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?u?ek.tor/, [?u??kt??r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?vek.tor/, [?v?kt??r]
Noun
vector m (genitive vect?ris); third declension
- bearer, carrier
- passenger
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Related terms
- vect?gal
Descendants
- ? English: vector
Verb
vector
- first-person singular present passive indicative of vect?
References
- vector in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vector in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
Portuguese
Noun
vector m (plural vectores)
- Superseded spelling of vetor.
Romanian
Etymology
From French vecteur.
Noun
vector m (plural vectori)
- vector
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin vector.
Noun
vector m (plural vectores)
- vector
Derived terms
- autovector
- eigenvector
- vectorial
- vectorizar
- vectorización
- vector propio
- vector unitario
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vehicle
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehere (“to carry”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?vi?.?.k?l/, /?v??.k?l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?vi.?.k?l/, /?vi?(h)?.k?l/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /?v??(?).k?l/
- Hyphenation: ve?hi?cle
Noun
vehicle (plural vehicles)
- A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals.
- A medium for expression of talent or views.
- A liquid content (e.g. oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint.
- (pharmaceuticals) The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug.
- An entity to achieve an end.
- (Buddhism) A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana.
- (Hinduism) An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits
Synonyms
- (Hinduism): vahan
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:vehicle
Derived terms
Related terms
- vector
- vectorial
- vectorize
Translations
Further reading
- vehicle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- vehicle in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- vehicle at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin vehiculum.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /v??i.kl?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /b??i.kl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ve?i.kle/
Noun
vehicle m (plural vehicles)
- vehicle
Related terms
- vehicular
Further reading
- “vehicle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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- what vehicles require a cdl
- what vehicles have catalytic converters
- what vehicles are made in the usa
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