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   Vec·tor

   /ˈvektər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a quantity having direction as well as magnitude, especially as determining the position of one point in space relative to another.
   • ▪ a matrix with one row or one column.
   • ▪ denoting a type of graphical representation using straight lines to construct the outlines of objects.
   • 2. an organism, typically a biting insect or tick, that transmits a disease or parasite from one animal or plant to another.
   • ▪ a bacteriophage or plasmid which transfers genetic material into a cell, or from one bacterium to another.
   • 3. a course to be taken by an aircraft.

   verb

   • 1. direct (an aircraft in flight) to a desired point: "two Hurricanes were vectored towards the Stukas"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Latin, literally ‘carrier’, from vehere ‘convey’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • T

     1

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

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