English Explanatory Dictionary

vection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Transport (act of transporting).
  2. The transference of the germs of disease from those who are sick to those who are well; infection.
  3. The illusion of self-motion.

Word forms

vection vections

Etymology

From Latin vectio, from vehere, vectum (“to carry”).

Synonyms

illusion of self-motion self-motion illusion
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