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