SECTOR: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SECTOR?

Need another word that means the same as “sector”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “sector” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Sector” are: sphere, district, quarter, part, section, zone, precinct, borough, locality, neighbourhood, side, branch, arm, division, subdivision, area, department, category, field, layer, stratum, corner

Sector as a Noun

Definitions of "Sector" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sector” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A distinct part or branch of a nation's economy or society or of a sphere of activity such as education.
• The plane figure enclosed by two radii of a circle or ellipse and the arc between them.
• A plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
• A subdivision of an area for military operations.
• Measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end.
• A mathematical instrument consisting of two arms hinged at one end and marked with sines, tangents, etc. for making diagrams.
• A social group that forms part of the society or the economy.
• The minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes.
• A subdivision of a track on a magnetic disk.
• A portion of a military position.
• An area or portion that is distinct from others.
• A particular aspect of life or activity.

Synonyms of "Sector" as a noun (22 Words)

area	A part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function. Areas of the body.
arm	A side part of a chair or other seat on which a sitter can rest their arm. An arm of the sea.
borough	(in Alaska) a district corresponding to a county elsewhere in the US.
branch	A part of a forked or branching shape. A branch of the Clinton River.
category	A collection of things sharing a common attribute. The various categories of research.
corner	Solid exterior angle of a building especially one formed by a cornerstone. Fountains are discovered in quiet corners and sleepy squares.
department	A specified aspect or quality. You ll find it in the hardware department.
district	A region defined for an administrative purpose. An elegant shopping district.
division	A group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. The villagers lived in a communal building and there were no solid divisions between neighbours.
field	Fielders collectively or the manner in which they are spread over the pitch. The variation in the strength of the field.
layer	A shoot fastened down to take root while attached to the parent plant. The majority of fish are egg layers.
locality	A surrounding or nearby region. The rock s size and locality.
neighbourhood	The area surrounding a particular place, person, or object. She lived in a wealthy neighbourhood of Boston.
part	The part played by a person in bringing about a result. Those of you who jet off to foreign parts for your holidays.
precinct	The police station situated in a precinct. At the precinct a desk sergeant ran through her ID.
quarter	A square charge which covers the top left dexter chief quarter of the field. It s a quarter til 4.
section	A representation of the internal structure of something as if it has been cut through vertically or horizontally. This last section of the questionnaire relates solely to training.
side	A television channel considered as one of two or more that are available. The house was built on the side of a mountain.
sphere	The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected. His social sphere is limited.
stratum	An abstract place usually conceived as having depth. A stratum of flint.
subdivision	A self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical. The subdivision of existing subjects.
zone	A belt or girdle worn round a person’s body. United are still in the relegation zone.

Usage Examples of "Sector" as a noun

• The public sector.
• He was helpless in an important sector of his life.
• Operations in the southern sector of the North Sea.
• The government aimed to reassure the industrial and commercial sector.

Associations of "Sector" (30 Words)

banking	Transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc. With this account you are entitled to free banking.
biased	Unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something. We will not tolerate this biased media coverage.
branch	Of a tree or plant bear or send out branches. Follow this track south until it branches into two.
department	A specified aspect or quality. Baking is not my department.
fractional	Relating to or expressed as a fraction, especially a fraction less than one. Fractional crystallization.
fragmentary	Consisting of small disconnected or incomplete parts. Fragmentary remains.
half	A half price fare or ticket especially for a child. The northern half of the island.
incomplete	Not having all the necessary or appropriate parts. Incomplete carvings of cattle.
intersect	Divide (something) by passing or lying across it. The area is intersected only by minor roads.
least	Used in names of very small animals and plants e g least shrew. He had a knack for showing up when he was least expected.
offshoot	A thing that develops from something else. Commercial offshoots of universities.
overtone	A musical tone which is a part of the harmonic series above a fundamental note, and may be heard with it. Overtones of despair.
part	The appropriate or expected behaviour in a particular role or situation one s duty. Hold the furthest part of your leg that you can reach.
partial	A harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency. Partial collapse.
partially	To some extent; in some degree; not wholly. The work partially fulfills the function of a historical memoir.
partly	To some extent; not completely. You re only partly right.
portion	Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage. One end of the barn was portioned off for poultry.
quarter	Cut a log into quarters and these into planks so as to show the grain well. The riot squad gave no quarter.
retraction	The act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back. Prey are grasped between the jaws upon tongue retraction.
secant	A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.
sectarian	Rigidly following the doctrines of a sect or other group. A Jewish sectarian who preached the redemption of the Gentiles.
section	Divide into sections. This last section of the questionnaire relates solely to training.
segment	Divide into segments. The cells segmented.
serration	A row of notches. The pliers had serrations to improve the grip.
sketchy	(of a picture) resembling a sketch; consisting of outline without much detail. The information they had was sketchy.
some	To some extent quite a lot. That was some party.
somewhat	To certain extent or degree. Matters have improved somewhat since then.
subdivision	The action of subdividing or being subdivided. Such an arrangement offers the possibility of subdivision into a series of identical spaces.
unfinished	Not brought to the desired final state. The building is still unfinished.
wreckage	The remaining parts of something that has been wrecked. They searched the wreckage for signs of survivors.