vector
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6.2
- noun
- /ˈvɛktər/
- Specialized
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vector
- I don't think we can rule out a food-borne virus or anything airborne, but this looks like a water vector.
- disease vector
- malaria vector
- vector control
So you need to have some kind of vector that carries the gene in.
- So you need to have some kind of vector that carries the gene in.
- This is called a lengthy viral vector, the HIV vector.
- I think we we have been the vector of their spread around the world.
- Rabid raccoons are less of a disease vector than children.
- And yes, they can be a vector for all sorts of nightmarish awfulness.
Examples
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However, since 1989, it has become a serious vector, transmitting geminiviruses in cotton, tomatoes, and beans.
Academic text (1993) -
The trick is to separate the disease vector... the evil, if you will... from the cure.
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I think we we have been the vector of their spread around the world.
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So you need to have some kind of vector that carries the gene in.
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The Japanese government is currently strengthening vector control measures and increasing awareness among residents to prevent similar outbreaks.
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They're seeing more vector borne diseases in Alaska.
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His research interests include biology and control of arthropod vector-borne diseases of animals and humans.
Academic text (2013) -
In addition, the vectors' elimination helped prevent the transfer of infected fleas among citizens.
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Nations can mitigate this risk by inspecting and intercepting products or vectors deemed likely to introduce new invasive species.
Academic text (2011) -
Many infectious diseases are carried by vectors: animals, insects, mosquitoes, flies, and so on.
Synonyms
43
5.8
A person or animal that has a disease without showing signs and can pass it to others
2
6.2
An animal or microbe that spreads disease to others
1
7.6
A person, animal, or thing that spreads disease to others
A tool used to carry genes into cells for research or treatment
A tool that carries new genes into cells
Compounds
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A tool used to carry genes into cells for research or treatment
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A particle that carries the weak force between tiny particles like electrons and quarks
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A straight line from a point to a central point, for example the center of rotation or the origin
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A computer program that learns from examples to put data into groups or predict values
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A computer method that finds a clear boundary to separate different groups of data
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The spread of disease to people when insects like mosquitoes or ticks bite them
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To split a vector into parts along certain directions, for example north and east
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An arrow at right angles to two given arrows whose length equals the area of the parallelogram they form
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The result of adding two or more arrows that show direction and size, such as forces and movements
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A virus that carries new genes into cells for treatment or research
How Effective
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22
6.2
- Specialized
43
5.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vector comes from the Latin root vehere, which means 'to carry'. So a biological vector is like a 'carrier' — like a tiny vehicle that carries germs or genes from one host to another.