Definition of sector in English:

sector

noun ˈsɛktəˈsɛktər

1An area or portion that is distinct from others.
区域；部分
operations in the southern sector of the North Sea
Example sentencesExamples
- He said that the Bobby Van targeted a vulnerable sector of society.
- If we are to deliver sustainable growth for the bottom mussel sector will need the sector itself to be part of the decision making process.
- There is an ambivalence in a peace settlement that large sectors of both populations oppose.
- In one of the southern sectors, one can admire the beautiful pink coloured landscape of cassias.
- Combined they account for a huge portion of the beef sector which overall makes up about 90% of meat output in the Irish market.
- Females that approached from the front and back sectors should have seen hoods and males at greater angular separations.
- We need to continue to support the development of childcare places in community, private and workplace sectors based on local identified need.
- As Dr Eulenspiegel has rightly stated, these contributions encompassed a multiplicity of areas and sectors.
- This led to flooding of a large number of sectors in northern as well as southern sectors of Chandigarh.
- The negatives are related to the US, where rival luxury goods firms have been cutting prices - which is not the done thing in this portion of the sector.
- The belt of southern sectors from Sectors 31 to 49 and Sectors 20, 21, 22 and 23 were affected.
- What has happened is we've had this expedited return program in about four of the sectors along our southern border.
- Some lawmakers questioned if those invited to take part in the two previous talks truly represented different sectors of society.
- Illegal rooms have been constructed by city residents on open terraces of the existing block of flats in the entire belt of the southern sectors.
- The costs of organizing at the European level may be especially onerous for the voluntary non-profit sector.
- The southern sector of the Roundway Hospital site was redeveloped about five years ago and is now called Drews Park.
- This silent divide will almost certainly lead to widening divisions in the sector based on individual and institutional privilege.
- In many African cities, expatriates form a large part of the patronage sector of the local intelligentsia.
- And certainly the GOP's ignoring of certain sectors of the population doesn't help.
- Services were proposed to be delivered to citizens in rural areas in the following sectors on a priority basis.
Synonyms
district, quarter, part, section, zone, precinct, borough, locality, neighbourhood, side
province, territory, division, region, area, belt, tract, locale
North American informal hood
1. 1.1 A distinct part or branch of a nation's economy or society or of a sphere of activity such as education.
  （国家经济、社会等活动的）部门
  the government aimed to reassure the industrial and commercial sector
  Example sentencesExamples
  What initiatives has the Government implemented to build capacity in the Maori tourism business sector?
  Until recently, the seemingly unstoppable tech sector accounted for about 30 % of the country's economic growth.
  My other amendment raises the issue of whether we really value our export education sector.
  Computer maker Dell has boosted the tech sector by raising its third-quarter revenue guidance to $9.1 billion.
  Today's announcement is the latest in a series of job blows for the Bradford manufacturing sector over recent years.
  China's traditional handicraft sector grew slowly but steadily until the silver crisis of the early 1930s.
  As a result, the private education services sector is growing at around 30 percent per annum.
  So far this year, the retail sector has accounted for 14 percent of all job growth.
  The retail and agriculture sectors accounted for the highest concentration at 39 per cent and 33 per cent respectively.
  Not that the financial services sector had been slow in its technology uptake.
  What institutions operated in the informal banking sector and how did they operate?
  They also protested against government plans to privatise the public health sector.
  However, all these countries face substantial costs in reforming their banking sectors.
  And the vastness of this market is not lost on the world's solar energy technology sector.
  The food industry is also an important sector contributing 15 per cent of total industrial output.
  He said the Hub development could have missed the economic boom that boosted the technology sector in recent years.
  The debacle threatens to stymie the country's dynamic agricultural sector.
  Women at the top in the retail sector of the motor industry are a rarity.
  The manufacturing sector of the economy is likely to continue its relative economic decline.
  The country's agricultural sector only contributes 15 percent to GDP.
  How much private sector involvement is there in trying to deal with computer-related crimes?
  Synonyms
  part, branch, arm, division, subdivision, area, department, category, field, sphere, layer, stratum, corner
2. 1.2Military A subdivision of an area for military operations.
  〔军〕（军事行动的）地段，分区，防区
  Example sentencesExamples
  The UN has split southern Sudan into six sectors, which will be controlled by different troop contributing countries.
  Smith described the fighting in the southern sector as heavy with ‘lots of casualties’ among al-Qaida forces.
  The First Battalion of the Black Watch is based in the British sector of southern Iraq, near Basra.
  This flight concentrated on the role usually played by the helicopter over the southern sector in response to naval tasking.
  However, Cork faced one major obstacle - the German troops freed up in the southern sectors of Norway, could now help the German troops around Narvik.
  He found himself in Jallas area of Poonch sector inside the Indian territory near the Line of Control.
3. 1.3Computing A subdivision of a track on a magnetic disk.
  〔计算机〕（磁盘上的）扇区
  Example sentencesExamples
  The search is complete: the hard disk knows what sector, on what track, on what platter the data resides.
  The last twelve sectors store 24,576 bytes of Media Key Block data called an MKB Pack.
  The boot sector is the portion of the hard disk that points the way to the operating system when a machine is powered up.
  With the appropriate tools, you can create diskettes that have 80 sectors and 24 tracks per sector, giving 1,920KB per floppy.
  In other words, you do not have to worry about the cylinder, track or sector configuration of the disk drives.
2The plane figure enclosed by two radii of a circle or ellipse and the arc between them.
扇形
Example sentencesExamples
- The protein molecules are modeled as 120 deg sectors of a circle.
- For example, Figure 4a shows three such rings formed from the sectors and rectangle in Figure 3a.
- We previously used a simple diagram showing a very small number of sectors.
- Kepler, in his work on planetary motion, had to find the area of sectors of an ellipse.
- Each group was made up of units designated by letters, which were then assigned appropriate sectors on circles of different sizes.
3A mathematical instrument consisting of two arms hinged at one end and marked with sines, tangents, etc. for making diagrams.
函数尺，象限仪
Example sentencesExamples
- He also learned on his own how to use a compass, sector, and other instruments to make astronomical predictions, including that of eclipses.

Origin

Late 16th century (in sense 2, sense 3): from late Latin, a technical use of Latin sector 'cutter', from sect- 'cut off', from the verb secare.

Rhymes

bisector, collector, connector, convector, corrector, defector, deflector, detector, director, ejector, elector, erector, hector, injector, inspector, nectar, objector, perfecter, projector, prospector, protector, rector, reflector, rejector, respecter, selector, Spector, spectre (US specter), vector

Definition of sector in US English:

sector

nounˈsektərˈsɛktər

1An area or portion that is distinct from others.
区域；部分
Example sentencesExamples
- We need to continue to support the development of childcare places in community, private and workplace sectors based on local identified need.
- As Dr Eulenspiegel has rightly stated, these contributions encompassed a multiplicity of areas and sectors.
- Combined they account for a huge portion of the beef sector which overall makes up about 90% of meat output in the Irish market.
- In many African cities, expatriates form a large part of the patronage sector of the local intelligentsia.
- The southern sector of the Roundway Hospital site was redeveloped about five years ago and is now called Drews Park.
- Some lawmakers questioned if those invited to take part in the two previous talks truly represented different sectors of society.
- The belt of southern sectors from Sectors 31 to 49 and Sectors 20, 21, 22 and 23 were affected.
- This led to flooding of a large number of sectors in northern as well as southern sectors of Chandigarh.
- The costs of organizing at the European level may be especially onerous for the voluntary non-profit sector.
- Females that approached from the front and back sectors should have seen hoods and males at greater angular separations.
- Illegal rooms have been constructed by city residents on open terraces of the existing block of flats in the entire belt of the southern sectors.
- What has happened is we've had this expedited return program in about four of the sectors along our southern border.
- There is an ambivalence in a peace settlement that large sectors of both populations oppose.
- And certainly the GOP's ignoring of certain sectors of the population doesn't help.
- He said that the Bobby Van targeted a vulnerable sector of society.
- If we are to deliver sustainable growth for the bottom mussel sector will need the sector itself to be part of the decision making process.
- Services were proposed to be delivered to citizens in rural areas in the following sectors on a priority basis.
- This silent divide will almost certainly lead to widening divisions in the sector based on individual and institutional privilege.
- The negatives are related to the US, where rival luxury goods firms have been cutting prices - which is not the done thing in this portion of the sector.
- In one of the southern sectors, one can admire the beautiful pink coloured landscape of cassias.
Synonyms
district, quarter, part, section, zone, precinct, borough, locality, neighbourhood, side
1. 1.1 A distinct part or branch of a nation's economy or society or of a sphere of activity such as education.
  （国家经济、社会等活动的）部门
  the industrial and commercial sector
  the business sector of the city
  Example sentencesExamples
  What initiatives has the Government implemented to build capacity in the Maori tourism business sector?
  The debacle threatens to stymie the country's dynamic agricultural sector.
  However, all these countries face substantial costs in reforming their banking sectors.
  Until recently, the seemingly unstoppable tech sector accounted for about 30 % of the country's economic growth.
  As a result, the private education services sector is growing at around 30 percent per annum.
  Computer maker Dell has boosted the tech sector by raising its third-quarter revenue guidance to $9.1 billion.
  The food industry is also an important sector contributing 15 per cent of total industrial output.
  Not that the financial services sector had been slow in its technology uptake.
  They also protested against government plans to privatise the public health sector.
  So far this year, the retail sector has accounted for 14 percent of all job growth.
  And the vastness of this market is not lost on the world's solar energy technology sector.
  My other amendment raises the issue of whether we really value our export education sector.
  What institutions operated in the informal banking sector and how did they operate?
  How much private sector involvement is there in trying to deal with computer-related crimes?
  The country's agricultural sector only contributes 15 percent to GDP.
  The retail and agriculture sectors accounted for the highest concentration at 39 per cent and 33 per cent respectively.
  Today's announcement is the latest in a series of job blows for the Bradford manufacturing sector over recent years.
  The manufacturing sector of the economy is likely to continue its relative economic decline.
  China's traditional handicraft sector grew slowly but steadily until the silver crisis of the early 1930s.
  Women at the top in the retail sector of the motor industry are a rarity.
  He said the Hub development could have missed the economic boom that boosted the technology sector in recent years.
  Synonyms
  part, branch, arm, division, subdivision, area, department, category, field, sphere, layer, stratum, corner
2. 1.2Military A subdivision of an area for military operations.
  〔军〕（军事行动的）地段，分区，防区
  Example sentencesExamples
  The First Battalion of the Black Watch is based in the British sector of southern Iraq, near Basra.
  This flight concentrated on the role usually played by the helicopter over the southern sector in response to naval tasking.
  Smith described the fighting in the southern sector as heavy with ‘lots of casualties’ among al-Qaida forces.
  He found himself in Jallas area of Poonch sector inside the Indian territory near the Line of Control.
  However, Cork faced one major obstacle - the German troops freed up in the southern sectors of Norway, could now help the German troops around Narvik.
  The UN has split southern Sudan into six sectors, which will be controlled by different troop contributing countries.
3. 1.3Computing A subdivision of a track on a magnetic disk.
  〔计算机〕（磁盘上的）扇区
  Example sentencesExamples
  In other words, you do not have to worry about the cylinder, track or sector configuration of the disk drives.
  The boot sector is the portion of the hard disk that points the way to the operating system when a machine is powered up.
  The last twelve sectors store 24,576 bytes of Media Key Block data called an MKB Pack.
  The search is complete: the hard disk knows what sector, on what track, on what platter the data resides.
  With the appropriate tools, you can create diskettes that have 80 sectors and 24 tracks per sector, giving 1,920KB per floppy.
2The plane figure enclosed by two radii of a circle or ellipse and the arc between them.
扇形
Example sentencesExamples
- Each group was made up of units designated by letters, which were then assigned appropriate sectors on circles of different sizes.
- Kepler, in his work on planetary motion, had to find the area of sectors of an ellipse.
- We previously used a simple diagram showing a very small number of sectors.
- The protein molecules are modeled as 120 deg sectors of a circle.
- For example, Figure 4a shows three such rings formed from the sectors and rectangle in Figure 3a.
3A mathematical instrument consisting of two arms hinged at one end and marked with sines, tangents, etc. for making diagrams.
函数尺，象限仪
Example sentencesExamples
- He also learned on his own how to use a compass, sector, and other instruments to make astronomical predictions, including that of eclipses.

Origin

Late 16th century (in sector (sense 2, sector sense 3)): from late Latin, a technical use of Latin sector ‘cutter’, from sect- ‘cut off’, from the verb secare.

单词	sector
释义	Definition of sector in English: sector noun ˈsɛktəˈsɛktər 1An area or portion that is distinct from others. 区域；部分 operations in the southern sector of the North Sea Example sentencesExamples He said that the Bobby Van targeted a vulnerable sector of society. If we are to deliver sustainable growth for the bottom mussel sector will need the sector itself to be part of the decision making process. There is an ambivalence in a peace settlement that large sectors of both populations oppose. In one of the southern sectors, one can admire the beautiful pink coloured landscape of cassias. Combined they account for a huge portion of the beef sector which overall makes up about 90% of meat output in the Irish market. Females that approached from the front and back sectors should have seen hoods and males at greater angular separations. We need to continue to support the development of childcare places in community, private and workplace sectors based on local identified need. As Dr Eulenspiegel has rightly stated, these contributions encompassed a multiplicity of areas and sectors. This led to flooding of a large number of sectors in northern as well as southern sectors of Chandigarh. The negatives are related to the US, where rival luxury goods firms have been cutting prices - which is not the done thing in this portion of the sector. The belt of southern sectors from Sectors 31 to 49 and Sectors 20, 21, 22 and 23 were affected. What has happened is we've had this expedited return program in about four of the sectors along our southern border. Some lawmakers questioned if those invited to take part in the two previous talks truly represented different sectors of society. Illegal rooms have been constructed by city residents on open terraces of the existing block of flats in the entire belt of the southern sectors. The costs of organizing at the European level may be especially onerous for the voluntary non-profit sector. The southern sector of the Roundway Hospital site was redeveloped about five years ago and is now called Drews Park. This silent divide will almost certainly lead to widening divisions in the sector based on individual and institutional privilege. In many African cities, expatriates form a large part of the patronage sector of the local intelligentsia. And certainly the GOP's ignoring of certain sectors of the population doesn't help. Services were proposed to be delivered to citizens in rural areas in the following sectors on a priority basis. Synonyms district, quarter, part, section, zone, precinct, borough, locality, neighbourhood, side province, territory, division, region, area, belt, tract, locale North American informal hood 1.1 A distinct part or branch of a nation's economy or society or of a sphere of activity such as education. （国家经济、社会等活动的）部门 the government aimed to reassure the industrial and commercial sector Example sentencesExamples What initiatives has the Government implemented to build capacity in the Maori tourism business sector? Until recently, the seemingly unstoppable tech sector accounted for about 30 % of the country's economic growth. My other amendment raises the issue of whether we really value our export education sector. Computer maker Dell has boosted the tech sector by raising its third-quarter revenue guidance to $9.1 billion. Today's announcement is the latest in a series of job blows for the Bradford manufacturing sector over recent years. China's traditional handicraft sector grew slowly but steadily until the silver crisis of the early 1930s. As a result, the private education services sector is growing at around 30 percent per annum. So far this year, the retail sector has accounted for 14 percent of all job growth. The retail and agriculture sectors accounted for the highest concentration at 39 per cent and 33 per cent respectively. Not that the financial services sector had been slow in its technology uptake. What institutions operated in the informal banking sector and how did they operate? They also protested against government plans to privatise the public health sector. However, all these countries face substantial costs in reforming their banking sectors. And the vastness of this market is not lost on the world's solar energy technology sector. The food industry is also an important sector contributing 15 per cent of total industrial output. He said the Hub development could have missed the economic boom that boosted the technology sector in recent years. The debacle threatens to stymie the country's dynamic agricultural sector. Women at the top in the retail sector of the motor industry are a rarity. The manufacturing sector of the economy is likely to continue its relative economic decline. The country's agricultural sector only contributes 15 percent to GDP. How much private sector involvement is there in trying to deal with computer-related crimes? Synonyms part, branch, arm, division, subdivision, area, department, category, field, sphere, layer, stratum, corner 1.2Military A subdivision of an area for military operations. 〔军〕（军事行动的）地段，分区，防区 Example sentencesExamples The UN has split southern Sudan into six sectors, which will be controlled by different troop contributing countries. Smith described the fighting in the southern sector as heavy with ‘lots of casualties’ among al-Qaida forces. The First Battalion of the Black Watch is based in the British sector of southern Iraq, near Basra. This flight concentrated on the role usually played by the helicopter over the southern sector in response to naval tasking. However, Cork faced one major obstacle - the German troops freed up in the southern sectors of Norway, could now help the German troops around Narvik. He found himself in Jallas area of Poonch sector inside the Indian territory near the Line of Control. 1.3Computing A subdivision of a track on a magnetic disk. 〔计算机〕（磁盘上的）扇区 Example sentencesExamples The search is complete: the hard disk knows what sector, on what track, on what platter the data resides. The last twelve sectors store 24,576 bytes of Media Key Block data called an MKB Pack. The boot sector is the portion of the hard disk that points the way to the operating system when a machine is powered up. With the appropriate tools, you can create diskettes that have 80 sectors and 24 tracks per sector, giving 1,920KB per floppy. In other words, you do not have to worry about the cylinder, track or sector configuration of the disk drives. 2The plane figure enclosed by two radii of a circle or ellipse and the arc between them. 扇形 Example sentencesExamples The protein molecules are modeled as 120 deg sectors of a circle. For example, Figure 4a shows three such rings formed from the sectors and rectangle in Figure 3a. We previously used a simple diagram showing a very small number of sectors. Kepler, in his work on planetary motion, had to find the area of sectors of an ellipse. Each group was made up of units designated by letters, which were then assigned appropriate sectors on circles of different sizes. 3A mathematical instrument consisting of two arms hinged at one end and marked with sines, tangents, etc. for making diagrams. 函数尺，象限仪 Example sentencesExamples He also learned on his own how to use a compass, sector, and other instruments to make astronomical predictions, including that of eclipses. Origin Late 16th century (in sense 2, sense 3): from late Latin, a technical use of Latin sector 'cutter', from sect- 'cut off', from the verb secare. Rhymes bisector, collector, connector, convector, corrector, defector, deflector, detector, director, ejector, elector, erector, hector, injector, inspector, nectar, objector, perfecter, projector, prospector, protector, rector, reflector, rejector, respecter, selector, Spector, spectre (US specter), vector Definition of sector in US English: sector nounˈsektərˈsɛktər 1An area or portion that is distinct from others. 区域；部分 Example sentencesExamples We need to continue to support the development of childcare places in community, private and workplace sectors based on local identified need. As Dr Eulenspiegel has rightly stated, these contributions encompassed a multiplicity of areas and sectors. Combined they account for a huge portion of the beef sector which overall makes up about 90% of meat output in the Irish market. In many African cities, expatriates form a large part of the patronage sector of the local intelligentsia. The southern sector of the Roundway Hospital site was redeveloped about five years ago and is now called Drews Park. Some lawmakers questioned if those invited to take part in the two previous talks truly represented different sectors of society. The belt of southern sectors from Sectors 31 to 49 and Sectors 20, 21, 22 and 23 were affected. This led to flooding of a large number of sectors in northern as well as southern sectors of Chandigarh. The costs of organizing at the European level may be especially onerous for the voluntary non-profit sector. Females that approached from the front and back sectors should have seen hoods and males at greater angular separations. Illegal rooms have been constructed by city residents on open terraces of the existing block of flats in the entire belt of the southern sectors. What has happened is we've had this expedited return program in about four of the sectors along our southern border. There is an ambivalence in a peace settlement that large sectors of both populations oppose. And certainly the GOP's ignoring of certain sectors of the population doesn't help. He said that the Bobby Van targeted a vulnerable sector of society. If we are to deliver sustainable growth for the bottom mussel sector will need the sector itself to be part of the decision making process. Services were proposed to be delivered to citizens in rural areas in the following sectors on a priority basis. This silent divide will almost certainly lead to widening divisions in the sector based on individual and institutional privilege. The negatives are related to the US, where rival luxury goods firms have been cutting prices - which is not the done thing in this portion of the sector. In one of the southern sectors, one can admire the beautiful pink coloured landscape of cassias. Synonyms district, quarter, part, section, zone, precinct, borough, locality, neighbourhood, side 1.1 A distinct part or branch of a nation's economy or society or of a sphere of activity such as education. （国家经济、社会等活动的）部门 the industrial and commercial sector the business sector of the city Example sentencesExamples What initiatives has the Government implemented to build capacity in the Maori tourism business sector? The debacle threatens to stymie the country's dynamic agricultural sector. However, all these countries face substantial costs in reforming their banking sectors. Until recently, the seemingly unstoppable tech sector accounted for about 30 % of the country's economic growth. As a result, the private education services sector is growing at around 30 percent per annum. Computer maker Dell has boosted the tech sector by raising its third-quarter revenue guidance to $9.1 billion. The food industry is also an important sector contributing 15 per cent of total industrial output. Not that the financial services sector had been slow in its technology uptake. They also protested against government plans to privatise the public health sector. So far this year, the retail sector has accounted for 14 percent of all job growth. And the vastness of this market is not lost on the world's solar energy technology sector. My other amendment raises the issue of whether we really value our export education sector. What institutions operated in the informal banking sector and how did they operate? How much private sector involvement is there in trying to deal with computer-related crimes? The country's agricultural sector only contributes 15 percent to GDP. The retail and agriculture sectors accounted for the highest concentration at 39 per cent and 33 per cent respectively. Today's announcement is the latest in a series of job blows for the Bradford manufacturing sector over recent years. The manufacturing sector of the economy is likely to continue its relative economic decline. China's traditional handicraft sector grew slowly but steadily until the silver crisis of the early 1930s. Women at the top in the retail sector of the motor industry are a rarity. He said the Hub development could have missed the economic boom that boosted the technology sector in recent years. Synonyms part, branch, arm, division, subdivision, area, department, category, field, sphere, layer, stratum, corner 1.2Military A subdivision of an area for military operations. 〔军〕（军事行动的）地段，分区，防区 Example sentencesExamples The First Battalion of the Black Watch is based in the British sector of southern Iraq, near Basra. This flight concentrated on the role usually played by the helicopter over the southern sector in response to naval tasking. Smith described the fighting in the southern sector as heavy with ‘lots of casualties’ among al-Qaida forces. He found himself in Jallas area of Poonch sector inside the Indian territory near the Line of Control. However, Cork faced one major obstacle - the German troops freed up in the southern sectors of Norway, could now help the German troops around Narvik. The UN has split southern Sudan into six sectors, which will be controlled by different troop contributing countries. 1.3Computing A subdivision of a track on a magnetic disk. 〔计算机〕（磁盘上的）扇区 Example sentencesExamples In other words, you do not have to worry about the cylinder, track or sector configuration of the disk drives. The boot sector is the portion of the hard disk that points the way to the operating system when a machine is powered up. The last twelve sectors store 24,576 bytes of Media Key Block data called an MKB Pack. The search is complete: the hard disk knows what sector, on what track, on what platter the data resides. With the appropriate tools, you can create diskettes that have 80 sectors and 24 tracks per sector, giving 1,920KB per floppy. 2The plane figure enclosed by two radii of a circle or ellipse and the arc between them. 扇形 Example sentencesExamples Each group was made up of units designated by letters, which were then assigned appropriate sectors on circles of different sizes. Kepler, in his work on planetary motion, had to find the area of sectors of an ellipse. We previously used a simple diagram showing a very small number of sectors. The protein molecules are modeled as 120 deg sectors of a circle. For example, Figure 4a shows three such rings formed from the sectors and rectangle in Figure 3a. 3A mathematical instrument consisting of two arms hinged at one end and marked with sines, tangents, etc. for making diagrams. 函数尺，象限仪 Example sentencesExamples He also learned on his own how to use a compass, sector, and other instruments to make astronomical predictions, including that of eclipses. Origin Late 16th century (in sector (sense 2, sector sense 3)): from late Latin, a technical use of Latin sector ‘cutter’, from sect- ‘cut off’, from the verb secare.
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