vector vs carrier

carrier vs vector

vector and carrier both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vector	Yes	No	No	No
carrier	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, carrier is a hyponym of vector; that is, carrier is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vector:

vector: any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
carrier: (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others

Other hyponyms of vector include gene delivery vector, transducing vector, immune carrier.

vector (noun)	carrier (noun)
(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell	(genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring
a variable quantity that can be resolved into components	a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease	a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction	a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
	a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
	(medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
	a boy who delivers newspapers
	a man who delivers the mail
	someone whose employment involves carrying something
	a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
	an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction

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