vector
vec·tor
noun
3.
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”
Phrases
- attack vector
- axial vector
- basis vector
- characteristic vector
- code vector
- direction vector
- distance vector
- intermediate vector boson
- thrust vectoring
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