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vectorize.

To convert an image into a vector graphics format.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈvɛktəɹaɪz/
  1. To convert an image into a vector graphics format.

    transitive
  2. 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
  3. To lead selectively a drug to a target.

Where this word comes from

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.

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