koers — meaning in English

English meaning

• course noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
• vector noun In math and physics, a quantity that has both a size (magnitude) and a direction.

Senses

koers is used for these senses in English:

• course (navigation) The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.
• course (nautical) The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.
• vector (aviation) A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.

course — full definition

1. noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
2. noun The path or direction that something (like a ship, plane, river, or plan of action) follows.
3. noun One of the separate parts of a meal, served one after another.
4. verb To flow or move quickly, especially of liquid.

vector — full definition

1. noun In math and physics, a quantity that has both a size (magnitude) and a direction.
2. noun An organism, especially an insect, that carries and transmits a disease from one host to another.
3. noun In computing, a resizable list of elements, or a piece of graphics defined by mathematical outlines rather than pixels.
4. verb To direct or guide something, especially an aircraft, toward a destination.

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