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sec·tor  (sktr, -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 secre, to cut; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]

sec·tori·al (-tôr-l, -tr-) adj.

sector [ˈsɛktə]
n
1. a part or subdivision, esp of a society or an economy the private sector
2. (Mathematics) Geometry either portion of a circle included between two radii and an arc. Area: ½r2θ, where r is the radius and θ is the central angle subtended by the arc (in radians)
3. (Mathematics) a measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
4. (Military) a part or subdivision of an area of military operations
5. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing the smallest addressable portion of the track on a magnetic tape, disk, or drum store
[from Late Latin: sector, from Latin: a cutter, from secāre to cut]
sectoral  adj

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
Noun1.sector - a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circlesector - a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
plane 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
noun
1. part, division, branch, category, arm, sphere, stratum, subdivision the nation's manufacturing sector
2. area, part, region, district, zone, quarter, belt, neighbourhood, tract Officers were going to retake sectors of the city.
Translations
sector [ˈsektəʳ] N
1. (Econ, Ind) → sector m
the public sectorel sector público
see also voluntary C
2. (Mil) → sector m
3. (Geom) → sector m

sector [ˈsɛktər] n
[economy] → secteur m
the manufacturing sector → le secteur manufacturier
[community, population] → secteur m
(MILITARY) (= area) [city, country] → secteur m
(GEOMETRY) [circle] → secteur m

sector
n (also Comput) → Sektor m

sector [ˈsɛktəʳ] n (gen) → settore m (Geom) → settore m circolare

sector
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

sector قطاع sektor sektor Sektor τομέας sector sektori secteur sektor settore 部門 부문 sector sektor sektor sector, setor сектор sektor ภาคหรือกลุ่ม sektör khu vực 领域


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