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- pronunciation:
- sek
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an identifiable segment or part of a landscape, area, society, political system, or the like.
We were not allowed to enter the Russian sector of the city without authorization.Jobs will have to come from the private sector of employment.- similar words:
- territory, zone
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| definition 2: |
in warfare, a delineated region of fighting or defense.
Heavy casualties were sustained in the eastern sector. |
| definition 3: |
in geometry, a figure shaped like a piece of pie and determined by an arc of a circle and the two radii that intersect the endpoints of it.
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| related words: |
department, division, latitude, part, party, piece, portion, territory, zone |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
sectors, sectoring, sectored |
| definition: |
to divide into parts, esp. conceptually coherent ones.
Berlin was sectored into four zones after the war. |
| related words: |
portion |
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