vectored
Steered toward target
Vectored is the past tense of vector, meaning directed along a specific path or course.
Most commonly used in aviation and military contexts: Air traffic control vectored the plane toward the runway, The missile was vectored to its target.
The term implies precise, controlled guidance rather than simply pointing something in a direction.
Path of moving object
- bearingPosture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
- aimPurpose or direction
orientation · alignment · navigation · route · channeled · targeted · plotted · charted
trajectory
Path of moving object
aim · orientation · alignment · navigation · route · channeled · targeted · plotted · charted · directed
missile
Self-guided airborne weapon
radar · infrared · laser · GPS · seeker · guidance · strike · weapon · intercept · tracking
thrust
Forceful forward motion
Harrier · F-35 · hover · takeoff · landing · propulsion · exhaust · maneuver · lift · aircraft
vectoredundirected
Lacking aim or guidance
unguided · directionless · guideless · unnavigated · random
vectoreddrifting
Moving without purpose
aimless · undirected · directionless · wandering · meandering
- vector imageGraphic stored as paths
- vector artImages defined by paths
- vector graphicsEquation-based image format
- disease vectorOrganism spreading pathogens
- viral vectorVirus repurposed for therapy
- vector fieldFunction assigning directions to points