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Meaning of sector | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
ˈsɛk.təɹ

Definitions

  1. A section. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. A section.
  3. In the schedule for an aircraft and its crew, the period starting with preparation of the plane before loading at one airport and ending with deplaning at the next
  4. In the schedule for an aircraft and its crew, the period starting with preparation of the plane before loading at one airport and ending with deplaning at the next.
  5. To divide (something) into sectors.
  6. A zone; a designated area. An area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible. One of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier. a fictional region of space designated for navigational or governance purposes. A community or subculture within the wider intermicronational community
  7. A zone; a designated area.
  8. An area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible.
  9. The part of a circle bounded by two radii and the arc between them.
  10. An area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible
  11. One of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier.
  12. a section of a circle whose sides are a part of the circumference and two straight lines drawn from the centre to the circumference. sektor قِسْم، قِطاع геом. сектор setor výseč der Sektor cirkeludsnit τομέας κύκλου sector sektor قطاع دايره sektori secteurמגזר अंचल isječak kruga körcikk sektor geiri settore 扇形 부채꼴 sektorius sektors sektor sectorsirkelutsnitt, sektorwycinek قطاع (ددايرې دمحيط هغه برخه چي ددوو شعاعو تر منځ واقع وي: جبه دجگګړې ډګر sector sector сектор kruhový výsek izsek sektor ...
  13. One of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier
  14. a fictional region of space designated for navigational or governance purposes.
  15. A part or division, as of a city or a national economy: the manufacturing sector.
  16. A community or subculture within the wider intermicronational community.
  17. Mathematics a. The portion of a circle bounded by two radii and the included arc.
    Mathematics
  18. Part of a circle, extending to the center; circular sector.
  19. Computers A portion of a storage device making up the smallest addressable unit of information.
    Computers
  20. A portion of a sphere or ball defined by a conical boundary with apex at the center of the sphere.
  21. A division of a defensive position for which one military unit is responsible.
  22. A fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium.
  23. a part or subdivision, esp of a society or an economy: the private sector.
  24. (Mathematics) geometry either portion of a circle included between two radii and an arc. Area: r2θ, where r is the radius and θ is the central angle subtended by the arc (in radians)
    geometry
  25. An instrument consisting of two rulers of equal length joined by a hinge.
  26. (Mathematics) a measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
  27. A field of economic activity.
  28. A toothed gear whose face is the arc of a circle.
  29. A fixed, continuous section of the track, such that sectors do not overlap but all sectors make up the whole track.
  30. An area of a crag, consisting of various routes

Equivalents

العربية القطاع قطاع
Català sector
Čeština sektor výseč
Ελληνικά τομέας
Español rubro sector
Suomi ala lohko osa-alue sektori
Français secteur
עברית גזרה
Bahasa Indonesia juring sektor
Italiano settore
한국어 분야 섹터
Kurdî sektor
Македонски сектор
Bahasa Melayu seksyen sektor
Nederlands sector
Polski sekcja sektor
Português sector setor
Русский сектор
Српски sekta sektor сектор
Svenska sektor
Kiswahili sekta
Тоҷикӣ хоҷагӣ
ไทย ด้าน
Türkçe sektör
Українська галузевий сектор

Examples

“Shireroth shall not recognize the use of Sectors^([sic]) as a micronational geographic or cultural subdivision. Nor shall it reside in any sector. Nor shall any duchy or territory be considered a part of ANY sector unless the Duchy or Territory expressly grants permision^([sic]) to be considered in such sector.”
“I'll also provide a list of all active citizens, I understand that in the past this has been hard due to lack of updates of the necessary links but as someone said not so long ago the CIS sector is in more of a flux than other sectors - bar Lovely 😉”
“What are your opinions about this practice? Does it have a parallel outside the lusophone sector? Do you know of other stories other than YUGA? Does this mean micronationalism is changing? Is it good, bad, or irrelevant?”
“Very interesting read. Love it, and very inspiring. I hope this will be good for nations. I am planning in a thing like this for the MicroWiki sector, and MicroWikia sector, so this is a good model.”
“This is not a sector where micronations come together, it is a cesspool where the most toxic elements of micronationalism gather to engage in drama. I plan on having much stricter rules than this sector and several people to report abuse or immature activity to, rather than just the shoddy rules and rule enforcement and one semi-active admin here.”
“Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.”
“public sector; private sector”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
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