sector

Plural: sectors

Noun

• a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
• a social group that forms part of the society or the economy
  • "the public sector"
• a particular aspect of life or activity
  • "he was helpless in an important sector of his life"
• the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes
• a portion of a military position
• measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
• A section.
• A zone; a designated area.
• An area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible.
• A zone; a designated area.
• One of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier.
• A zone; a designated area.
• a fictional region of space designated for navigational or governance purposes.
• A zone; a designated area.
• A community or subculture within the wider intermicronational community.
• 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.
• 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

Verb

Verb Forms: sectored, sectoring, sectors

• To divide into sectors or distinct areas.

Examples

• public sector; private sector
• The strategic player would sector the Scrabble board to control high-scoring areas.

Synonyms

sphere

Related Words

area of influence, boot block, sect, section, segment, zone of action

Anagrams of sector