also: ベクタ
noun
In genetics, a vehicle used to transfer genetic material into a cell, such as a plasmid or virus.
遺伝子治療では、ウイルスをベクターとして使うことがある。
In gene therapy, viruses are sometimes used as vectors.
noun
disease vector
An organism, typically an insect or tick, that transmits a pathogen from one host to another.
蚊はマラリアのベクターです。
Mosquitoes are vectors for malaria.
noun
A quantity having direction as well as magnitude. In Japanese, ベクトル is more common for this sense, but ベクター is also used.
See also: ベクトル
速度はベクター量です。
Velocity is a vector quantity.