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sector in French

sector in French is secteur — sector means a distinct part or division of something larger, especially an area of economic or social activity.

sector in French

secteur
noun

What does "sector" mean?

  1. noun A distinct part or division of something larger, especially an area of economic or social activity.
    "Farming is a key sector of the rural economy in this region."
  2. noun A designated area or zone, especially a military or administrative district.
    "The park was divided into four sectors, each with its own warden."
  3. noun In geometry, a pie-slice-shaped part of a circle bounded by two radii and the arc between them.
    "The angle at the centre of the sector was exactly ninety degrees."
  4. noun A fixed-size block of data on a disk, traditionally 512 bytes, that forms part of a track.
    "The program could not read the damaged sector of the disk."
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sector in a sentence

  • Farming is a key sector of the rural economy in this region.
  • The healthcare sector added thousands of jobs last year.
  • The park was divided into four sectors, each with its own warden.
  • The battalion was assigned to defend the eastern sector.

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What is "sector" in French?
"sector" in French is secteur. sector means: A distinct part or division of something larger, especially an area of economic or social activity.
How do you use "sector" in a sentence?
Example: "Farming is a key sector of the rural economy in this region." In French, "sector" is secteur.
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