vector vs animate being

vector and animate being both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vector	Yes	No	No	No
animate being	Yes	No	No	No

vector (noun)	animate being (noun)
(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction