vectorize

ˈvɛktəˌraɪz

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Definition of vectorize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

technology

TECH.

transform a program to operate on vectors

TECH.

The compiler can vectorize the code for better performance.

optimize

parallelize

computer graphics

TECH.

convert an image into vector graphics format

TECH.

The software can vectorize your bitmap images.

pharmacology

TECH.

direct a drug to a specific target

TECH.

Researchers aim to vectorize the drug to cancer cells.

aim

focus

target

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Origin of vectorize

English, vector (carrier) + -ize (to make)

Examples of vectorize in a sentence

Engineers are working to vectorize the simulation software.
The tool can vectorize hand-drawn sketches.
Artists often vectorize their designs for scalability.
The team worked to vectorize the treatment for efficiency.
Efforts to vectorize the medication showed promising results.

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French:vectoriser, cibler, ...
German:vektorisieren, fokussieren, ...
Italian:vettorializzare, veicolare, ...
Spanish:vectorizar, dirigir, ...
Portuguese:vetorizar, direcionar, ...
Chinese:向量化, 转换为矢量图, ...
Japanese:ベクトル化する, ベクター化する, ...
Arabic:حَوَّلَ, حَوَّلَ إِلَى رُسُومٍ مُتَّجِهَةٍ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַמִּיר לְוֶקְטוֹרִים, לְהָמִיר לְפוֹרְמָט וֶקְטוֹרִי, ...
Russian:векторизовать, направлять, ...
Ukrainian:векторизувати, спрямувати, ...
Hindi:वेक्टराइज़ करना, वेक्टर रूपांतरण करना, ...
Bengali:ভেক্টরাইজ করা, ভেক্টর রূপান্তর করা, ...
Catalan:vectoritzar, digitalitzar, ...
Czech:zvectorizovat, převést do vektorů, ...
Danish:vektorisere, rette, ...
Dutch:vectoriseren, richten, ...
Greek:διανυσματοποιώ, μετατρέπω σε διανυσματική μορφή, ...
Hungarian:vektorizálni, átalakítani, ...
Khmer:បម្លែងឱ្យដំណើរការលើវ៉ិចទ័រ, បម្លែងជាក្រាហ្វិកវ៉ិចទ័រ, ...
Korean:벡터화하다, 벡터 그래픽으로 변환하다, ...
Persian:برداری کرد, تبدیل کرد, ...
Polish:przekształcić na wektory, zwektoryzować, ...
Portuguese (BR):vetorizar, direcionar, ...
Romanian:a vectoriza, a converti în grafică vectorială, ...
Swedish:vektorisera, rikta, ...
Thai:แปลงเป็นเวกเตอร์, แปลงภาพเป็นเวกเตอร์, ...
Turkish:vektörleştirmek, yönlendirmek, ...
Vietnamese:vector hóa, chuyển đổi sang vector, ...

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