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

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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How to use sector in a sentence?

1. Phil Larson:

   This will open up a whole new economy in space, the commercial satellite industry is over $ 100 billion a year.A whole sector of private industry will benefit.If you can lower that cost to access space that dramatically, just think about where those dollars can be spent in inventing new technologies and giving money back to the consumer( and taxpayer.).

2. Amir Ullah Khan:

   The government seems to have realised that cutting social sector funds is actually resulting in lower health outcomes, this was the need of the hour.

3. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall:

   This weekend's events put the spotlight on the fact that our nation's critical infrastructure is largely owned and operated by private sector companies, when those companies are attacked, they serve as the first line of defense and we depend on the effectiveness of their defenses.

4. Rachel Froggatt:

   The sports sector has experienced an enormous shock and what we have seen is completely unprecedented, we have a very long road ahead of us. We will have to keep reminding people of the value of women's sports.

5. Steve Wang:

   I spend 70 percent of my time looking for healthcare deals in China, it's a really hot sector in China, as hot as mobile Internet.