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Sector - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Sector : (noun)
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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Sector |
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Cronica: Hotel espera hace 42 años la llegada de huéspedes: 11/12/2009 | 07:42 | Se encuentra en uno Sector altamente co.. http://bit.ly/6cU8P6 |
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viankaharder: mi amiga me engaño! me dijo q en mi Sector si habria agua CTM! |
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colettebrowne: Anyone know if the legislation for public Sector pay cuts has been voted on yet? How long is the Dáil's XMas break this year? #budget10 |
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