vectorize
/ˈvɛktəɹaɪz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To convert a program that operates on scalar values into the equivalent program operating on vectors, usually as an optimization step inside the compiler (automatic vectorization).
Transitive verb
verb
To lead selectively a drug to a target.
Example Sentences
- "The raster and vectorized images are displayed on a graphic monitor where the vector data is an active layer and the raster image is a background layer."
- "The principles on which the Cyber 200 FORTRAN compiler tries to detect which parts of a program can be vectorized are similar to those used in the Cray CFT compiler."
- "[…] peculiarities of the CNT structure can be used to vectorize drugs and other chemicals."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti Proto-Italic *weɣō Latin vehō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin vectorlbor. English vector Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English vectorize From vector + -ize.