different between sector vs bisect

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sector.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: s?k't?r, IPA^(key): /?s?k.t??/
• Rhymes: -?kt?(?)

Noun

sector (plural sectors)

1. section
2. zone (designated area).
3. (geometry) part of a circle, extending to the center
4. (computer hardware) fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium (compare to block)
5. (military) an area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible
6. (military) one of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier
7. (science fiction) a fictional region of space designated for navigational or governance purposes.
8. (calculation) an instrument consisting of two rulers of equal length joined by a hinge.
9. a field of economic activity

10. (engineering) A toothed gear whose face is the arc of a circle.
11. (motor racing) A fixed, continuous section of the track, such that sectors do not overlap but all sectors make up the whole track.

Derived terms

Related terms

• sect
• section
• segment

Translations

See also

• area of influence
• boot block
• zone of action

Anagrams

• Coster, Ectors, Tresco, corset, coster, escort, recost, rectos, scoter, scrote

Catalan

Noun

sector m (plural sectors)

1. sector

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sector.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?k.t?r/
• Hyphenation: sec?tor
• Rhymes: -?kt?r

Noun

sector m (plural sectoren or sectors, diminutive sectortje n)

1. sector

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: sektor

Latin

Etymology 1

From sec? (“cut, cut off”) +? -tor.

Noun

sector m (genitive sect?ris, feminine sectr?x); third declension

2. One who cuts or cuts off, cutter.
3. A purchaser or bidder at a sale of confiscated goods.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

• English: sector
• Italian: settore
• Russian: ??????? (séktor)
• Serbo-Croatian: s?ktor / ???????

Etymology 2

From sequor (“follow”) +? -t?.

Verb

sector (present infinitive sect?r? or sect?rier, perfect active sect?tus sum); first conjugation, deponent

2. I follow continually, attend, accompany.
3. I follow after, pursue, chase.
4. I seek after/out

Conjugation

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested for this verb.

References

• sector in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sector in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• sector in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• sector in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• sector in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
• Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /s?k.?to?/
• Hyphenation: sec?tor

Noun

sector m (plural sectores)

1. Alternative form of setor

Romanian

Etymology

From French secteur, from Latin sector.

Noun

sector n (plural sectoare)

1. sector

Declension

Spanish

Noun

sector m (plural sectores)

1. section
2. zone
3. branch

Derived terms

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: b?-s?kt', IPA^(key): /ba??s?kt/
• Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

bisect (third-person singular simple present bisects, present participle bisecting, simple past and past participle bisected)

1. (transitive) To cut or divide into two parts.
   1. (transitive, geometry) To divide an angle, line segment, or other figure into two equal parts.
   2. (computing) To perform a binary search on files in source control in order to identify the specific change that introduced a bug etc.

Synonyms

• (to divide into two parts): dichotomize, dimidiate; see also Thesaurus:bisect

Translations

Noun

bisect (plural bisects)

1. (geometry) A bisector, which divides into two equal parts.
2. (philately) An envelope, card, or fragment thereof showing an affixed cut half of a regular issued stamp, over which one or more postal markings have been applied. Typically used in wartime when normal lower rate stamps may not be available.

Translations

See also

• dissect
• vivisect

Romanian

Etymology

From French bissexte, from Latin bissextus.

Adjective

bisect m or n (feminine singular bisect?, masculine plural bisec?i, feminine and neuter plural bisecte)

1. bissextil

Declension