sec·tor (s k t r, -tôr )n. 1. Mathematics a. The portion of a circle bounded by two radii and the included arc. b. A measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged together at one end. 2. a. A division of a defensive position for which one military unit is responsible. b. A division of an offensive military position. 3. A part or division, as of a city or a national economy: the manufacturing sector; the private sector. 4. Computer Science A portion of a magnetic storage device making up the smallest addressable unit of information. tr.v. sec·tored, sec·tor·ing, sec·tors To divide (something) into sectors. [Late Latin, from Latin, cutter, from sectus, past participle of sec  re, to cut; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]sec·to ri·al (-tôr -l, -t r-) adj. |
sector
Noun
1. a part or subdivision, esp. of a society or an economy: the public sector
2. Geom either portion of a circle bounded by two radii and the arc cut off by them
3. a portion into which an area is divided for military operations [Latin: a cutter]
| sector (sktr) The part of a circle bounded by two radii and the arc between them. |
1. An area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible.
2. One of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier. See also area of influence; zone of action.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  sector - a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circleplane figure, two-dimensional figure - a two-dimensional shape arc - a continuous portion of a circle |
| 2. | sector - a social group that forms part of the society or the economy; "the public sector" social group - people sharing some social relation society - an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization business sector, business - business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree" black economy - a hidden sector of the economy where private cash transactions go unreported; "no one knows how large the black economy really is" economic system, economy - the system of production and distribution and consumption | |
| 3. | sector - a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life" aspect, facet - a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question" department - a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature" | |
| 4. | sector - the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory block - (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted; "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably" allocation unit - a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file | |
| 5. | sector - a portion of a military position armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor, field - a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" | |
| 6. | sector - measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
sector
Translations
n sector [ˈsektə]
a section of a circle whose sides are a part of the circumference and two straight lines drawn from the centre to the circumference. sektor قِسْم، قِطاع геом. сектор výseč cirkeludsnit der Sektor τομέας κύκλου sector sektor قطاع دايره sektori secteur מִגזָר अंचल isječak kruga körcikk sektor geiri settore 扇形 부채꼴 sektorius sektors sektor sector sirkelutsnitt, sektor wycinek sector sector сектор kruhový výsek izsek sektor sektor ส่วนหนึ่งของวงกลม daire dilimi 扇形 сектор دائرے کے دو نصف قطروں کے درمیان کی سطح، قطاع hình quạt 扇形
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