VECTITATION Vec`ti*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. vectitatus bornve, v. intens. fr. vehere, vectum, to carry.]
Defn: The act of carrying, or state of being carried. [Obs.]
VECTOR Vec"tor, n. Etym: [L., a bearer, carrier. fr. vehere, vectum, to carry.]
1. Same as Radius vector.
2. (Math.)
Defn: A directed quantity, as a straight line, a force, or a velocity. Vectors are said to be equal when their directions are the same their magnitudes equal. Cf. Scalar.
Note: In a triangle, either side is the vector sum of the other two sides taken in proper order; the process finding the vector sum of two or more vectors is vector addition (see under Addition).
VECTURE
Vec"ture, n. Etym: [L. vectura, from vehere, vectum, to carry. Cf.
Vettura, Voiture.]
Defn: The act of carrying; conveyance; carriage. [Obs.] Bacon.
VEDA
Ve"da, n. Etym: [Skr. v, properly, knowledge, from vid to know. See
Wit.]