fector

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English vector.

Adjective

fector (feminine singular fector, plural fector, not comparable, not mutable)

1. (mathematics, physics) vector

Noun

fector m (plural fectorau, not mutable)

1. (mathematics, physics) a vector (a quantity that has both magnitude and direction)
2. (biology, medicine) a vector (a means of transmission)

Related terms

• fector eigen (“eigenvector”)
• fector safle (“position vector”)
• fectoru (“to vectorise”)
• sgalar (“scalar”)

Further reading

• Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎^[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “fector”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies