sector

Meanings

Noun

• a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
• a social group that forms part of the society or the economy
  • "the public sector"
• a particular aspect of life or activity
  • "he was helpless in an important sector of his life"
• the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes
• a portion of a military position
• measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end

Synonyms

sphere