Wordiyovect
LatinVariants
vectvehvei
Related Roots
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About This Root
From Latin vehere (to carry, convey, transport), past participle vectus. Produces vehicle (a means of carrying), vector (a carrier — in math, a quantity that carries direction; in biology, a disease carrier), convection (carrying together — heat movement), and invective (words "carried against" someone). The root connects physical transport with abstract conveyance.
Associated Words
convection
Transfer of heat through fluid by circulating currents
TOEFLC1
invective
Harsh, abusive language used to attack someone
GREC2
inveigh
To protest loudly and angrily against something
GREC2
vector
A quantity with magnitude and direction; a disease carrier; to guide toward a point
B1
vehicle
A machine for transporting people or goods; a means of expression
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL