to vector

Examples

• All

• If you vector back from the cell tower, you can get an approximate location.

  Time Warrior (2013)

• The air traffic controller will vector us away from the storm clouds.

• We're changing altitude and course to try to vector around it.

  Turbulence (1997)

• Blue Squadron will vector in the ground search teams.

  Battlestar Galactica (1978)

• You need to program the autopilot... to vector you around the storm.

  Turbulence (1997)

• When we get to the city, we're gonna find a radio, and I'll have Epps vector them in, okay?

  Transformers (2007)

• Foxtrot Flight, vectoring in on target.

  Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)

• The E-2 is vectoring us into an intercept with the 747 now.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Got a 10-man SEAL unit, sir, tasked with vectoring Tomahawks.

  Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

• The pilot was instructed to vector the plane toward the designated landing strip.

Synonyms

A

to aim

vsto vector

320 1.0

To point a weapon or object at a target

guides an aircraft or vehicle toward a specific point rather than general direction

D

to direct

vsto vector

211 1.8

To point something like light or attention at a target

guides vehicles especially aircraft toward a precise point not just attention

R

to route

vsto vector

56 3.5

To send something to a particular person or place

guides movement toward a particular point rather than sending it along a path

N

to navigate

vsto vector

31 3.8

Plan and control the route of a vehicle like a ship or plane

focuses on guiding something directly to a particular point rather than planning routes

T

to train

vsto vector

25 4.9

To point a weapon, camera, or light at something

guides vehicles especially aircraft toward a specific point rather than devices

Compounds

S

support vector machine

• Specialized

1 8.4

A computer program that learns from examples to put data into groups or predict values

V

vector product

• Specialized

1 7.7

An arrow at right angles to two given arrows whose length equals the area of the parallelogram they form

R

radius vector

• Specialized

1 8.7

A straight line from a point to a central point, for example the center of rotation or the origin

V

vector algebra

• Specialized

1 7.0

A part of math about arrows that show length and direction

V

vector sum

• Specialized

1 6.3

The result of adding two or more arrows that show direction and size, such as forces and movements

G

gene delivery vector

• Specialized

1 7.9

A tool used to carry genes into cells for research or treatment

V

viral delivery vector

• Specialized

1 6.0

A virus that carries new genes into cells for treatment or research

I

intermediate vector boson

• Specialized

1 9.9

A particle that carries the weak force between tiny particles like electrons and quarks

L

liposomal delivery vector

• Specialized

7.7

A small fat bubble that carries pieces of DNA into cells

S

support vector network

• Specialized

8.1

A computer method that finds a clear boundary to separate different groups of data

T

transducing vector

• Specialized

8.9

A tool that carries new genes into cells

V

vector-borne transmission

• Specialized

6.7

The spread of disease to people when insects like mosquitoes or ticks bite them

V

vector decomposition

• Specialized

7.8

To split a vector into parts along certain directions, for example north and east

How Direct

to direct

567 3.7

to vector

• Jargon

7 8.1

to steer

241 1.6

to point

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology