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vec·tor

(vĕk′tər)

1. Mathematics

a. A quantity, such as velocity, completely specified by a magnitude and a direction.

b. A one-dimensional array.

c. An element of a vector space.

2. An organism, such as a mosquito or tick, that carries disease-causing microorganisms from one host to another.

3. A bacteriophage, plasmid, or other agent that transfers genetic material from one cell to another.

4. A force or influence.

5. A course or direction, as of an airplane.

tr.v. vec·tored, vec·tor·ing, vec·tors

To guide (a pilot or aircraft, for example) by means of radio communication according to vectors.

[Latin, carrier, from vehere, vect-, to carry; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

vec·to′ri·al (vĕk-tôr′ē-əl) adj.

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Translations

vectorial

vectoriel

vectorial

adj → vektoriell

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The second one is based on instantaneous energetic characteristics: classical (scalar) instantaneous power (IP) and new vectorial IP (a cross-vector theory).

Instantaneous and integral power equations of nonsinusoidal 3-phase processes

La fiebre de chikungunya ha sido una enfermedad endemica en algunos paises tropicales latinoamericanos desde la segunda mitad del siglo XX, extendiendose progresivamente a otras regiones con las condiciones adecuadas de transmision vectorial (5).