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English → English (WordNet) Definition: vector vector n 1: a variable quantity that can be resolved into components 2: a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction 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” [syn: transmitter]