sector
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
Types & categories
- plane figure hypernym
Parts & wholes
- arc part meronym
Related & opposite
- sectorial derivation
Sense 2 noun
a social group that forms part of the society or the economy
the public sector
Types & categories
- social group hypernym
- business sector hyponym
- black economy hyponym
Parts & wholes
Sense 3 noun
a particular aspect of life or activity
he was helpless in an important sector of his life
Types & categories
- aspect hypernym
- department hyponym
Sense 4 noun
the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes
Types & categories
- computer memory unit hypernym
Parts & wholes
- block part holonym
- allocation unit part holonym
Sense 5 noun
a portion of a military position
Types & categories
- tract hypernym
Parts & wholes
- battlefield part holonym
Related & opposite
- military domain topic
Sense 6 noun
measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
Types & categories
- measuring instrument hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sectorial |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | arc |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | plane figure |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | society |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | economy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | social group |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | business sector |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | black economy |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | aspect |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | department |
| 4 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | block |
| 4 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | allocation unit |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | computer memory unit |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | battlefield |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | tract |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | measuring instrument |