vect
Latincarry, convey, transport
Variants:vectvehvei
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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.
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vehicle
A machine for transporting people or goods; a means of expression
vector
A quantity with magnitude and direction; a disease carrier; to guide toward a point
convection
Transfer of heat through fluid by circulating currents
invective
Harsh, abusive language used to attack someone
inveigh
To protest loudly and angrily against something