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sector > 6 senses
NOUN1sectorA plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
2sectorA body of people who form part of society or economy
3sector, sphereA particular aspect of life or activity
4sectorThe minimum track length that can be assigned to store information
5sectorA portion of a military position
6sectorMeasuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
sector > pronunciation
Soundsseh'kter
Rhymesabductor, accelerator, accelerometer, and 621 more rhymes in ter at the HyperDic website...
sector > noun 1, shape
MeaningA plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
Partsarc
Broaderplane figure, two-dimensional figure
Adjectivessectorial
sector > noun 2, group
MeaningA body of people who form part of society or economy.
Examples"the public sector"
Part ofsociety; economy, economic system
Narrowerbusiness, business sector; black economy
Broaderbody
sector > noun 3, cognition
MeaningA particular aspect of life or activity.
Examples"he was helpless in an important sector of his life"
Synonymssphere
Narrowerdepartment
Broaderaspect, facet
sector > noun 4, quantity
MeaningThe minimum track length that can be assigned to store information. Unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes.
Part ofblock; allocation unit
Broadercomputer memory unit
sector > noun 5, location
MeaningA portion of a military position.
Categorymilitary, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Part ofbattlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor, field
Broadertract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
sector > noun 6, artifact
MeaningMeasuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end.
Broadermeasuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device

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