sector

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Synonyms: hector, rector, vector, lector, spector, ector, secor, pector, sectur, sektor

Antonyms: hector, rector, vector, lector, spector, ector, secor, pector, sectur, sektor

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[section]]. {{rfex|en}}
2. {{lb|en|aviation}} 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 [[deplane|deplaning]] at the next.
3. A [[zone]]; a designated area.
4. {{lb|en|geometry}} Part of a [[circle]], extending to the [[center]]; [[circular sector]].
5. {{lb|en|geometry}} A portion of a [[sphere]] or [[ball]] defined by a [[conical]] [[boundary]] with [[apex]] at the center of the sphere.
6. {{lb|en|computer hardware}} A fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a [[track]] of a digital medium.
7. {{lb|en|calculation}} An instrument consisting of two rulers of equal length joined by a hinge.
8. A field of [[economic]] [[activity]].
9. {{lb|en|engineering}} A [[toothed]] [[gear]] whose [[face]] is the [[arc]] of a [[circle]].
10. {{lb|en|motor racing}} A [[fixed]], [[continuous]] section of the [[track]], such that sectors do not overlap but all sectors make up the whole track.
11. {{lb|en|climbing}} An [[area]] of a [[crag]], consisting of various [[route]]s

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