Vectored

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Characterized by being directed along a specific path or route, particularly in fields such as mathematics and physics
2. Describing a condition or movement influenced by vectors that define location and direction
3. Pertaining to elements that have been organized or manipulated to follow particular trajectories or forces

Etymology: Hamilton's 1846 coinage gave English "vector" a mathematical sense, and the word had carried its primary meaning of "carrier" long before that. The Latin "vector" meant "carrier, transporter," from "vehō," "to carry, transport, bear," which is also the root of English "vehicle." From the sense of something that carries a disease from one host to another came the later meaning of a person or entity that passes along an urban legend or meme. "Vectored" is the simple past and past participle of "vector," so it describes something that has been put onto a course or steered by a force. The verb is built on the noun, and it inherits the idea of carrying from the Latin root.

Synonyms: directed, oriented, aimed, pointed, focused

Antonyms: dispersed, scattered, spread, diverted, misguided