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, 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

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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. Brad Wall:

   What additional impact will that have on the energy sector, which is already suffering massive layoffs in our country?

2. Chris Williamson:

   There's no sign of the impressive performance ending any time soon. The manufacturing sector is clearly in expansion mode and looks poised for continued robust growth in coming months.

3. Chris Krebs:

   A successful ransomware attack at a critical point before an election could limit access to information and has the potential to undermine public confidence in the election itself. That is why we are working alongside election officials and their private sector partners to help protect their databases and respond to possible ransomware attacks.

4. Mark Palmquist:

   The craft sector in the United States has been growing consistently at 10-15 percent per annum over recent years.

5. Julian Evans-Pritchard:

   The two PMIs taken together still point to subdued activity in the manufacturing sector.