vector

Definition

• n. a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
• n. a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
• n. any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease

Word forms

Plural

vectors

Example sentences

1. n.

   In physics, a vector is used to represent both the direction and magnitude of a force.

2. vt.

   The pilot used the radar system to vector the plane safely to the runway.

3. n.

   In computer graphics, a vector can describe an image as a series of points connected by lines.