Hyphenation of Vector

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Vector? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Vec-tor

Definitions of Vector:

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
4.	(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell

Synonyms of Vector:

noun	variable, variable quantity
noun	straight line
noun	transmitter, agent

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.