Definition of sectored in English

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Noun Plural: sectors
sector - a social group that forms part of the society or the economy; "the public sector"
		social group people sharing some social relation
		society an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
		economic system, economy an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"
		business sector, business incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"
sector - a portion of a military position
		parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, parcel, tract the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"
		battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor, field a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields"
sector - a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
		plane figure, two-dimensional figure a two-dimensional shape
sector - a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life"
		sphere
		facet, aspect a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
sector - measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end

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sector (Noun)
section.
sector (Noun)
zone.
sector (Noun)
A part of a circle, extending to the center.
sector (Noun)
A fixed-sized unit traditionally 512 bytes of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium.
sector (Noun)
An area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible.
sector (Noun)
One of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier.
sector (Noun)
A fictional region of space designated for navigational or governance purposes; for instance, Star Trek , of Star Wars sectors .

sector (n.)
A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc.
sector (n.)
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.
sector (n.)
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.

sector
sek′tur, n. that which cuts: that which is cut off: a portion of the circle between two radii and the intercepted arc: a mathematical instrument for finding a fourth proportional: an astronomical instrument: (mech.) a toothed gear, the face of which is the arc of a circle.—adjs. Sec′toral; Sectō′rial, adapted or intended for cutting.—n. a scissor-tooth. [L. sector—secāre, to cut.]