vection

[ vek-shuhn ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. the transference of a disease from one person to another.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vection¹

First recorded in 1600–10, vection is from the Latin word vectiōn- (stem of vectiō a carrying). See vector, -tion

Example Sentences

The focus isn’t yet sharp and the viewer can’t experience full range of motion, because of something called vection, which is a form of car sickness.

From Washington Post