sector

• a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
• a social group that forms part of the society or the economy
• a particular aspect of life or activity
• the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information
• a portion of a military position
• measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
• A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc
• A mathematical instrument, consisting of two rulers connected at one end by a joint, each arm marked with several scales, as of equal parts, chords, sines, tangents, etc., one scale of each kind on each arm, and all on lines radiating from the common center of motion. The sector is used for plotting, etc., to any scale
• An astronomical instrument, the limb of which embraces a small portion only of a circle, used for measuring differences of declination too great for the compass of a micrometer. When it is used for measuring zenith distances of stars, it is called a zenith sector
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in West Virginia

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