a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
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"
a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"
change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"
change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; "She converted to Buddhism"
cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries converted the Indian population"
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"
score (a spare)
complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw"
score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone; "Smith converted and his team won"
one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"
revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place); "The comet will transit on September 11"
make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert"