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1. (n.) sector
a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
2. sector
a mathematical instrument consisting of two flat rulers hinged together at one end and bearing various scales.
3. sector
the area that a particular military unit is assigned to defend.
4. sector
a distinct part, esp. of society or of a nation's economy.
5. sector
a section or zone, as of a city.
6. (v.t.) sector
to divide into sectors.
Etymology: (1560–70; < LL: sector, L: cutter =sec(āre) to cut +-tor -tor)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sector
a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
2. (noun) sector
a social group that forms part of the society or the economy
"the public sector"
3. (noun) sector, sphere
a particular aspect of life or activity
"he was helpless in an important sector of his life"
4. (noun) sector
the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes
5. (noun) sector
a portion of a military position
6. (noun) sector
measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
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1. (noun) sector
one type of economic activity
the voluntary/public/private sector; Banking is the fastest growing sector of this country's economy.
2. sector
a distinct area; = zone
the southern sectors of the city
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) sector
a part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc
2. (noun) sector
a mathematical instrument, consisting of two rulers connected at one end by a joint, each arm marked with several scales, as of equal parts, chords, sines, tangents, etc., one scale of each kind on each arm, and all on lines radiating from the common center of motion. The sector is used for plotting, etc., to any scale
3. (noun) sector
an astronomical instrument, the limb of which embraces a small portion only of a circle, used for measuring differences of declination too great for the compass of a micrometer. When it is used for measuring zenith distances of stars, it is called a zenith sector
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. sector
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.
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Sense: a section of a circle whose sides are a part of the circumference and two straight lines drawn from the centre to the circumference.
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 Afrikaans: sektor |
 Arabic: قِسْم، قِطاع |
 Bulgarian: геом. сектор |
 Brazilian: setor |
 Czech: výseč |
 German: der Sektor |
 Danish: cirkeludsnit |
 Greek: τομέας κύκλου |
 Spanish: sector |
 Estonian: sektor |
 Farsi: قطاع دايره |
 Finnish: sektori |
 French: secteur |
 Hebrew: מִגזָר |
 Hindi: अंचल |
 Croatian: isječak kruga |
 Hungarian: körcikk |
 Indonesian: sektor |
 Icelandic: geiri |
 Italian: settore |
 Japanese: 扇形 |
 Korean: 부채꼴 |
 Lithuanian: sektorius |
 Latvian: sektors |
 Malay: sektor |
 Dutch: sector |
 Norwegian: sirkelutsnitt, sektor |
 Polish: wycinek |
 Persian: قطاع دايره |
 Pashto: قطاع (ددايرې دمحيط هغه بر |
 Portuguese: sector |
 Romanian: sector |
 Russian: сектор |
 Slovak: kruhový výsek |
 Slovenian: izsek |
 Serbian: sektor |
 Swedish: sektor |
 Thai: ส่วนหนึ่งของวงกลม |
 Turkish: daire dilimi |
 Taiwanese: 扇形 |
 Ukrainian: сектор |
 Urdu: دائرے کے دو نصف قطروں کے |
 Vietnamese: hình quạt |
 Chinese: 扇形 |
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