Synonyms for Sector
ˈsɛk tərsec·tor

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. sectornoun

   a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle

   Synonyms:
   sphere

2. sectornoun

   a social group that forms part of the society or the economy

   "the public sector"

   Synonyms:
   sphere

3. sector, spherenoun

   a particular aspect of life or activity

   "he was helpless in an important sector of his life"

   Synonyms:
   sphere, empyrean, domain, sphere of influence, arena, welkin, area, vault of heaven, celestial sphere, field, orbit, firmament, sector, heavens

4. sectornoun

   the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes

   Synonyms:
   sphere

5. sectornoun

   a portion of a military position

   Synonyms:
   sphere

6. sectornoun

   measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end

   Synonyms:
   sphere

Matched Categories

1. • Aspect
   • Battlefield
   • Computer Memory Unit
   • Measuring Instrument
   • Plane Figure
   • Social Group
   • Tract

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "sector":

   industry, area, sectors, sectoral, strip, departments, mun, field, secteur, line, settore, industries, sphere, territories, segment, branch, areas, alan, department

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. sector

   Synonyms:
   See Voluntary sector
   

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1. Elvis Picardo:

   Oil has been bouncing around a lot. That seems to be impacting the energy group, but not so much the rest of the index, there's so much uncertainty surrounding the Canadian market, whether it's the housing sector or the impact crude oil will have on the economy.

2. Dan Shreve:

   Vineyard Wind is terribly important in getting this sector kicked off on the right foot.

3. James Scott:

   You'll have the right to be angry about Vault 7 only after you boycott dragnet surveillance data providers like Google, Microsoft, Skype, Facebook and LinkedIn. The true threat is coming from the private sector surveillance profiteers.

4. James Chessen:

   While most institutions saw an increase in earnings, banks continue to experience the lingering effects of the slowdown in the oil and gas sector and weaker-than-expected economic growth, banks' exposure to the oil and gas industry is small and won't restrain them from continuing to meet the credit needs of businesses and individuals.

5. Millan Mulraine:

   It adds to the disconcerting trend seen in other manufacturing sector indicators that have been consistently pointing to a lingering stagnation in U.S. manufacturing sector activity, while we believe that the dissipation of the various headwinds buffeting this sector should result in a meaningful rebound later this year, the timing of this seems farther into the horizon.