different between sector vs component

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin comp?n?ns, comp?n?ntis, present participle of comp?n? (“assemble, put together”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /k?m?po?n?nt/

Noun

component (plural components)

1. A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.

Derived terms

• componentless
• per-component

Translations

Adjective

component (not comparable)

1. Making up a larger whole; as a component word.
2. Made up of smaller complete units in combination; as a component stereo.

Catalan

Verb

component

1. present participle of compondre

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English component or German Komponente, from Latin comp?n?ns, present participle of comp?n? (“assemble, put together”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?m.po??n?nt/
• Hyphenation: com?po?nent
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

component m (plural componenten, diminutive componentje n)

1. component

Synonyms

• onderdeel

Derived terms

• tweecomponentenlijm

Related terms

• componeren

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: komponen

Latin

Verb

component

1. third-person plural future active indicative of compon?

Romanian

Alternative forms

• (component): component?

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian componente, German Komponente, from Latin comp?n?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kom.po?nent/

Noun

component n (plural componente)

1. component

Declension

Noun

component m (plural componen?i, feminine equivalent component?)

1. member of a team or other group

Declension

Adjective

component m or n (feminine singular component?, masculine plural componen?i, feminine and neuter plural componente)

1. component

Declension