sector

/sˈɛktɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

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

Synonyms for sector

• sphere

Words that rhyme with sector

• director
• collector
• vector
• detector
• effector
• nectar
• elector
• hector
• inspector
• lector
• projector
• reflector
• specter
• spectre
• connecter
• connector
• defector
• deflector
• injector
• objector
• prospector
• protector
• rector
• decter
• derecktor
• ector
• erector
• fechter
• lecter
• newvector