VECTOR
Scrabble letter values: V4E1C3T1O1R1 = 11
Definition
- noun a variable quantity that can be resolved into components.
- noun a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction.
- noun any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease. — synonyms: transmitter
- noun (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell.
Examples
- “mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever”
- “fleas are vectors of the plague”
- “aphids are transmitters of plant diseases”