vector vs way

vector

noun
  • A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft. 

  • Any member of a (generalized) vector space. 

  • A person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme. 

  • A recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality. 

  • The way in which the eyes are drawn across the visual text. The trail that a book cover can encourage the eyes to follow from certain objects to others. 

  • An ordered tuple representing such. 

  • A carrier of a disease-causing agent. 

  • A one-dimensional array. 

  • A graphical representation using outlines; vector graphics. 

  • A DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another. 

  • A memory address containing the address of a code entry point, usually one which is part of a table and often one that is dereferenced and jumped to during the execution of an interrupt. 

  • A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points. 

verb
  • To set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point. 

  • To redirect to a vector, or code entry point. 

way

noun
  • Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct. 

  • A roughly-defined geographical area. 

  • The letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand. 

  • A degree, an amount, a sense. 

  • A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc. 

  • A state or condition 

  • A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another. 

  • A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism. 

  • Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions of sarcastic congratulation. 

  • Possibility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way'). 

  • The longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves. 

  • A means to enter or leave a place. 

  • Speed, progress, momentum. 

  • The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched. 

adv
  • Much. 

  • Far. 

  • Very. 

intj
  • yes; it is true; it is possible 

How often have the words vector and way occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )