Synonyms for vector
ˈvɛk tərvec·tor

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 4 votes

1. vectornoun

   a variable quantity that can be resolved into components

   Synonyms:
   transmitter

2. vectornoun

   a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction

   Synonyms:
   transmitter

3. vector, transmitternoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   sender, transmitter

4. vectornoun

   (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell

   Synonyms:
   transmitter

Matched Categories

1. • Agent
   • Animal
   • Genetics
   • Straight Line
   • Variable
   • Virus

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "vector":

   vectors, vehicle, delivery, carrier, mosquito, construct

How to pronounce vector?

How to say vector in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use vector in a sentence?

1. Dan Barouch:

   There was a theoretical concern that the generation of anti-vector antibodies by the first shot could impede the use of it again, i think these data put that to rest.

2. Washington Governor Jay Inslee:

   This is not a moment of high anxiety, this is a low risk. It appears to have a transmission vector that really should not prevent anyone from going anywhere in Snohomish County, except maybe the isolation ward at the hospital.

3. Mark Ostrowski:

   Unfortunately these predictions are becoming reality. Misinformation campaigns is an attack vector that we have seen across many landscapes, the full impact of such campaigns might have not been fully understood in past years.

4. Bate, Mueller & White, 1971, "Fundamentals of Astrodynamics":

   Equation (1.2-9) is a second order, nonlinear, vector, differential equation which has defied solution in its present form. It is here therefore we depart from the realities of nature to make some simplifying assumptions...

5. Sadie Ryan:

   If you think about why we don't have malaria in United States now, [ it ] is because we had incredibly successful vector control, we have these tools, but we have to want to use them.