sector

Meaning

  1. A section.
  2. A zone; a designated area.
  3. A zone; a designated area.
  4. A zone; a designated area.
  5. A zone; a designated area.
  6. Part of a circle, extending to the center; circular sector.
  7. A portion of a sphere or ball defined by a conical boundary with apex at the center of the sphere.
  8. A fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium.
  9. An instrument consisting of two rulers of equal length joined by a hinge.
  10. A field of economic activity.
  11. A toothed gear whose face is the arc of a circle.
  12. A fixed, continuous section of the track, such that sectors do not overlap but all sectors make up the whole track.
  13. An area of a crag, consisting of various routes

Synonyms

section
B1
area
A2
sphere
C2
branch
B2
zone
B1
subdivision
46k
division
B2
department
B1
field
A2
industry
B2
block
B1
fragment
C2
segment
C2
part
A1
portion
C1
stretch
B2
reach
A2
district
B2
command
B1
piece
A2
dividers
domain
C2
excerpt
faction
C2
garrison
C1
group
A2
incisor

line of business

lobe
C2
lot
A1
member
B1
paragraph
C2
parcel
C2
party
A1
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phase
B2
platoon
C1
plot
B2
post
B1
power
A1
precinct
C1
quad
C2
realm
C1
regiment
C1
region
B2
scallop
25k
segmentation
separate
B1
side
A1
site
B1
squad
B2
Translations

secteur
settore
sector
setor
Sektor
sector

τομέας

sektör
area
Abschnitt
sector
sector
Abteilung
branche
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɛk.təɹ/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sector.

Related words
sectors industry industries enterprises companies organisations institutions

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