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Word: Sector
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century (in sector (sense 2, sector sense 3)): from late Latin, a technical use of Latin sector ‘cutter’, from sect- ‘cut off’, from the verb secare
ˈsɛktə
an area or portion that is distinct from others
Short Definition:area or portion that is distinct from others
Examples:- operations in the southern sector of the North Sea
the plane figure enclosed by two radii of a circle or ellipse and the arc between them.
Short Definition:plane figure enclosed by two radii of circle or ellipse and arc between them
a mathematical instrument consisting of two arms hinged at one end and marked with sines, tangents, etc. for making diagrams.
Short Definition:mathematical instrument consisting of two arms hinged at one end and marked with sines
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