sector
2
8.3
- noun
- /ˈsɛktər/
- Archaic
:
sector
- Instrument makers could accurately make small scales, like on the sector, but large angular scales always had errors.
Examples
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Private-sector cooperation is vital but has proven elusive in the fight against cyberterrorism.
Academic text (1998) -
After running for 12.31 miles, Mason and Dixon stopped and spent thirteen days finding their latitude with the zenith sector.
Academic text (2006) -
"If the government spends $100, that means the private sector did not spend that same $100."
Blog text (8) -
Why is the government getting involved when the Republicans always say let the private sector handle our problems?
Blog text (24) -
If the private sector spends the $100, then there will be a V associated with it.
Blog text (8) -
The research and development for the Green Revolution were carried out almost entirely by public-sector research institutions and philanthropic foundations.
Academic text (2003) -
The engineer used the sector to accurately measure the angle of the triangle in her project.
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To calculate the distance between the two points, he relied on the precision of the sector in his toolkit.
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During the lecture, the professor demonstrated how to use a sector to determine the angle in a geometric figure.
Synonyms
10
7.5
A quarter-circle instrument used to measure the height of stars above the horizon
1
5.1
A tool that measures distance, angles, and height to map land
A tool used to measure directions or angles when mapping land
Compounds
9
3.2
Part of a country's economy that produces and supplies power like oil, gas, and electricity
5
3.0
Part of a country's economy made of companies and groups that sell goods or services
- Specialized
A careful study of one part of the economy to see how it is now and what may happen
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sector also names an old measuring tool and it takes the same root secare 'to cut'. The tool was shaped like a 'slice' of a circle and was used to measure parts of figures, so the name fits its shape and use.