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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.

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[Late Latin, from Latin, cutter, from sectus, past participle of secre, to cut; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]

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sec·tori·al (-tôr-l, -tr-) adj.

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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]

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sector  (sktr)

The part of a circle bounded by two radii and the arc between them.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sector - 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" sphere 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" parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel - an extended area of land
	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

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sector

noun 1. part, division, category, stratum, subdivision

noun 2. area, part, region, district, zone, quarter

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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.

Translations

sector [ˈsɛktəʳ] n (gen), (COMPUT) → sector m

sector [ˈsɛktəʳ] n → secteur m

sector [ˈsɛktəʳ] n → Sektor m

sector [ˈsɛktəʳ] n → settore m

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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. sektorقِسْم، قِطاعгеом. секторvýsečcirkeludsnitder Sektorτομέας κύκλουsectorsektorقطاع دايرهsektorisecteurמִגזָרअंचलisječak krugakörcikksektorgeirisettore扇形부채꼴sektoriussektorssektorsectorsirkelutsnitt, sektorwycineksectorsectorсекторkruhový výsekizseksektorsektorส่วนหนึ่งของวงกลมdaire dilimi扇形секторدائرے کے دو نصف قطروں کے درمیان کی سطح، قطاعhình quạt扇形