vehicle

n.

1. 1. A device or structure for transporting persons or things; a conveyance: a space vehicle.
   2. A self-propelled conveyance that runs on tires; a motor vehicle.
2. A medium through which something is transmitted, expressed, or accomplished: His novels are a vehicle for his political views.
3. The concrete or specific word or phrase that is applied to the tenor of a metaphor and gives the metaphor its figurative power, as walking shadow in "Life's but a walking shadow" (Shakespeare).
4. A play, role, or piece of music used to display the special talents of one performer or company.
5. A substance of no therapeutic value used to convey an active medicine for administration.
6. A substance, such as oil, in which paint pigments are mixed for application.

[Latin vehiculum, from vehere, to carry.]

Advertising: specific medium for advertising, such as Time magazine, rather than the magazine medium in general.

Printing: base solution from which ink is produced. Pigments are added to the vehicle to give it color. The vehicle determines other ink properties such as tack, gloss, resistance to wear, and drying speed. There are a variety of synthetic and natural substances used in vehicles, and there may be more than one vehicle in a particular ink, lending it different characteristics. See also varnish.

n

Definition: means of attaining end
Antonyms: end, goal

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n

A pharmaceutic ingredient, usually a liquid, employed as a medium for dissolving or dispersing the active drug in a mass suitable for its administration.

In a paint, the liquid in which the pigment is dispersed.

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1. a transporting agent, especially the component of a medication (prescription) serving as a solvent or to increase the bulk or decrease the concentration of the mixture.
2. any medium through which an impulse is propagated.

• cloning v. — see cloning vector.

IN BRIEF: An object for carrying something over land or in space. Also: A means by which something is passed along.

An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my vehicle, and vanished. — Unknown.

A vehicle in a dream sometimes represents one's life journey. If the dreamer is driving the vehicle, it may signify that the dreamer is in control of his or her life or exerts power over others ("is in the driver's seat"). (See also specific modes of transportation)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - køretøj, befordringsmiddel, vogn, bindemiddel, hjælpestof, udtryksmiddel

Nederlands (Dutch)
voertuig, drager, middel/medium, drager van medicijn (b.v. siroop), bind-/oplosmiddel

Français (French)
n. - (Aut) véhicule, moyen, (Pharm, Chim) véhicule, véhicule (de communication), (Cin, Théât) faire valoir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vehikel, Mittel, Vehiculum, Fahrzeug

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - όχημα, άμαξα, φορέας, (φυσ.) μέσο (διάδοσης), (χημ.) φορέας, μέσο, (ιατρ.) έκδοχο

Italiano (Italian)
mezzo, veicolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - veículo (m), meio (m), portador (m), excipiente (m) (Farm.) (Quím.)

Русский (Russian)
сухопутное транспортное средство, средство доставки, автомобиль, летательный аппарат, средство выражения

Español (Spanish)
n. - vehículo, medio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fordon, medel (fig.), bindemedel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
交通工具, 传达媒介, 车辆

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 交通工具, 傳達媒介, 車輛

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 운송 수단, 매개물, 발휘하는 수단

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 乗り物, 車, 伝達手段

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مركبه, واسطه, سيارة, عربه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כלי-רכב, רכב, אמצעי להעברת מחשבה, תחושה או פעולה, נוזל וכו' לעיכוב פעולת סמים וכו', המובן המילולי של מלים המשמשות במובן מושאל‬

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T5 Vehicle	commercial vehicle
recreation vehicle	utility vehicle