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SECTOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sector" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A particular aspect of life or activity
Example:
he was helpless in an important sector of his life
Synonyms:
sector; sphere
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sector" is a kind of...):
aspect; facet (a distinct feature or element in a problem)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sector"):
department (a specialized sphere of knowledge)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A social group that forms part of the society or the economy
Example:
the public sector
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("sector" is a kind of...):
social group (people sharing some social relation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sector"):
business; business sector (business concerns collectively)
black economy (a hidden sector of the economy where private cash transactions go unreported)
Holonyms ("sector" is a part of...):
society (an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization)
economic system; economy (the system of production and distribution and consumption)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A portion of a military position
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("sector" is a kind of...):
parcel; parcel of land; piece of ground; piece of land; tract (an extended area of land)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Holonyms ("sector" is a part of...):
battlefield; battleground; field; field of battle; field of honor (a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("sector" is a kind of...):
computer memory unit (a unit for measuring computer memory)
Holonyms ("sector" is a part of...):
block ((computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted)
allocation unit (a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("sector" is a kind of...):
plane figure; two-dimensional figure (a two-dimensional shape)
Meronyms (parts of "sector"):
arc (a continuous portion of a circle)
Derivation:
sectorial (relating to or resembling a sector)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb sector
Context examples:
Dams block migration routes along the river gradient, which impacts migratory fish - and some, like the catfish, are the most valuable in the fishery sector in the Amazon because they tend to be larger.
(Amazon fish ‘face new threats’, SciDev.Net)
A cooperative partnership between the public and private sectors for the purpose of achieving a widely accepted and useful set of standards specifically to enable and support widespread interoperability among healthcare software applications, as they will interact in a local, regional and national health information network for the United States.
(Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel, NCI Thesaurus)
The study presents multiple lines of evidence, incorporating 40 years of observations that indicate the glaciers in the Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica have passed the point of no return, according to glaciologist and lead author Eric Rignot, of UC Irvine and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
(West Antarctic Glacier loss appears unstoppable, NASA)
This division (1) plans, directs, coordinates and evaluates the Institute's intramural programs in basic science relating to cellular, molecular, genetic, biochemical and immunological mechanisms relevant to the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of cancer; (2) establishes program priorities, allocates resources, integrates the projects of the various laboratories, evaluates program effectiveness and represents the division in management and scientific decision-making meetings within the Institute; (3) identifies the need for and establishes new intramural research activities; (4) supports training and research opportunities in the basic sciences for young investigators; (5) supports the translational research by integrating and coordinating divisional research activities with other NCI divisions, with the institutes, centers and divisions within the NIH as well as with the private sector and the academic research community.
(Division of Basic Sciences, NCI Thesaurus)
Venus, the planet of happiness, will be in the same seventh house sector of your chart until December 19.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Claire Johnson, the chief executive of Hydrogen Mobility Australia, an industry association, says the pioneering research could forever change the transport sector.
(Cars Powered by New Fuel Type Tested in Australia, VOA)
Starting in November 2018, and continuing through last year until December 2, 2019, you hosted Jupiter, the good fortune planet, in your professional advancement sector.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Uranus, the planet of surprise, will send an out-of-the-blue beam to Jupiter, which happens to rule your workaday sector.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
On November 26, 2019, you had a powerful new moon in the same career sector, your tenth house of honors, awards, and achievement, which began to set things in motion.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Meanwhile, Jupiter finished his stay in your career sector in the same month, December 2, 2019.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
