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. Chief Executive Josu Jon Imaz:

   In 2040, 40% of the energy basket in the world is going to still be oil and gas, so we are not going to exit the oil and gas sector.

2. Nobuhiko Kuramochi:

   Given a recent rally in semi-conductor shares, some adjustments will be inevitable, but our investor survey has shown that many investors are still cautious on the sector so a bit of weakness in the industry would surprise few of them.

3. Thomas Costerg:

   The U.S. economy is a two-sided economy. The domestic sector continues to power job growth. There is a risk that the weakness in manufacturing could spread to services, but we don't see that right now.

4. Michael McCarthy:

   It's a combination of international investors attracted to the sector due to the falling Australian dollar and local investors playing catch up with the share market's 2016 high.

5. Finn Poschmann:

   The risk arises if the unintended consequence of regulation is to push out the risk profile of the less regulated sector, and to encourage it to grow quickly at the same time.