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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sector \Sec"tor\, n. [L., properly, a cutter, fr. secare,
     sectum, to cut: cf. F. secteur. See Section.]
     1. (Geom.) A part of a circle comprehended between two radii
        and the included arc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Dip sector, an instrument used for measuring the dip of the
        horizon.
  
     Sector of a sphere, or Spherical sector, the solid
        generated by the revolution of the sector of a circle
        about one of its radii, or, more rarely, about any
        straight line drawn in the plane of the sector through its
        vertex.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sector \Sec"tor\, n. [L., properly, a cutter, fr. secare,
     sectum, to cut: cf. F. secteur. See Section.]
     1. (Geom.) A part of a circle comprehended between two radii
        and the included arc.
  
     2. 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. 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.
  
     Dip sector, an instrument used for measuring the dip of the
        horizon.
  
     Sector of a sphere, or Spherical sector, the solid
        generated by the revolution of the sector of a circle
        about one of its radii, or, more rarely, about any
        straight line drawn in the plane of the sector through its
        vertex.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  sector
       n 1: a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of
            a circle
       2: a body of people who form part of society or economy; "the
          public sector"
       3: a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in
          an important sector of his life" [syn: sphere]
       4: the minimum track length that can be assigned to store
          information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data
          consists of 512 bytes
       5: a portion of a military position
       6: measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged
          at one end

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sector
     Ισπανικά n.
     ο τομέας

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sector
     Dutch n.
     (l en sector)
     Latin n.
     1 (senseid la cutter)One who cuts or cut off, cutter.
     2 A purchaser or bidder at a sale of confiscated goods.
     Latin vb.
     1 (senseid la follow)I follow continually, attend, accompany.
     2 I follow after, pursue, chase.
     3 I seek after/out
     Portuguese n.
     (alternative form of pt setor)
     Spanish n.
     1 section
     2 zone
     3 branch

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  sector
     n.
     1 section
     2 zone (designated area).
     3 (lb en geometry) part of a circle, extending to the center;
  circular sector
     4 (lb en computer hardware) fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512
  bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium (compare
  to block)
     5 (lb en military) an area designated by boundaries within which a
  unit operates, and for which it is responsible
     6 (lb en military) one of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier
     7 (lb en science fiction) a fictional region of space designated for
  navigational or governance purposes.
     8 (lb en calculation) an instrument consisting of two rulers of equal
  length joined by a hinge.
     9 a field of economic activity

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  sector
     Dutch n.
     (l en sector)
     Latin n.
     1 (senseid la cutter)One who cuts or cut off, cutter.
     2 A purchaser or bidder at a sale of confiscated goods.
     Latin vb.
     1 (senseid la follow)I follow continually, attend, accompany.
     2 I follow after, pursue, chase.
     3 I seek after/out
     Portuguese n.
     (alternative form of pt setor)
     Spanish n.
     1 section
     2 zone
     3 branch

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  sector
     Dutch n.
     (l en sector)
     Latin n.
     1 (senseid la cutter)One who cuts or cut off, cutter.
     2 A purchaser or bidder at a sale of confiscated goods.
     Latin vb.
     1 (senseid la follow)I follow continually, attend, accompany.
     2 I follow after, pursue, chase.
     3 I seek after/out
     Portuguese n.
     (alternative form of pt setor)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sector
     Espanja n.
     1 (yhteys geometria k=es) sektori
     2 ala, haara
     Latina n.
     leikkaaja
     Latina vb.
     1 seurata
     2 juosta perässä, ajaa takaa
     3 tavoitella
     Romania n.
     sektori

From Eurfa Cymraeg, Welsh-English Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:cym-eng ]


  sector /sˈɛktɔr/ 
  sector

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  sector /sˈɛktə/
  sektor

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Sector /sˈɛktə/
  القطاع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  sector //ˈsɛk.təɹ// 
  1. се́ктор 2.
  a field of economic activity
   3.
  fixed-sized unit of sequential data storage
   4.
  military operation area
   5.
  section
  2. уча́стък
  zone