sector
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sector
- /ˈsɛk.təɹ/ US
- /ˈsɛk.tɚ/ Ireland
- /ˈsɛk.tɐ/ Ireland
- /ˈsɛktə(r)/ South Asia
- /sɛk.tɔ(r)/ South Asia
- /sɛk.tɑ(r)/ South Asia
Rhymes with -ɛktə(ɹ)
noun sectors
- A section.
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In the schedule for an aircraft and its crew, the period starting with preparation of the plane before loading at one airport and ending with deplaning at the next.
Similar: leg
- An area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible.
- One of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier.
- a fictional region of space designated for navigational or governance purposes.
- A community or subculture within the wider intermicronational community. Shireroth shall not recognize the use of Sectors^([sic]) as a micronational geographic or cultural subdivision. Nor shall it reside in any sector. Nor shall any duchy or territory be considered a part of ANY sector unless the Duchy or Territory expressly grants permision^([sic]) to be considered in
- Part of a circle, extending to the center; circular sector.
- A portion of a sphere or ball defined by a conical boundary with apex at the center of the sphere.
- A fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium.
- An instrument consisting of two rulers of equal length joined by a hinge.
- A field of economic activity. Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impo
- A toothed gear whose face is the arc of a circle.
- A fixed, continuous section of the track, such that sectors do not overlap but all sectors make up the whole track.
- An area of a crag, consisting of various routes
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sphere, sectoral, subsector, division, segment, section, part, component, category, class, department, departmental, cluster, portion, relation, production
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noun zone
| Español | sector |
|---|---|
| Português | setor |
| Italiano | settore |
| Ελληνικά | τομέας toméas |
| Русский | зо́на zóna, о́бласть óblastʹ, се́ктор séktor, уча́сток učástok |
noun section
| Español | sector |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | sekta |
| Português | setor |
| Français | secteur |
| Italiano | settore |
| Русский | се́ктор séktor |
| العربية | قِطَاع qiṭāʕ |
Talk about this word "sector." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sector. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sector. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sector "sector." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sector.Cite this
@misc{sector_2026,
title = {sector},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sector},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
