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English noun: sector | |||
| 1. | sector (shape) a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plane figure, two-dimensional figure | ||
| Part holonym | arc | ||
| 2. | sector (group) a social group that forms part of the society or the economy | ||
| Samples | The public sector. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | social group | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | black economy, business, business sector | ||
| Part meronym | economic system, economy, society | ||
| 3. | sector (cognition) a particular aspect of life or activity | ||
| Samples | He was helpless in an important sector of his life. | ||
| Synonyms | sphere | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aspect, facet | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | department | ||
| 4. | sector (quantity) the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | computer memory unit | ||
| Part meronym | allocation unit, block | ||
| 5. | sector (location) a portion of a military position | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract | ||
| Part meronym | battlefield, battleground, field, field of battle, field of honor | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 6. | sector (artifact) measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system | ||
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