sect

a small religious group that is separate from a larger church or religion, often because it has different beliefs and practices

secta religiosa

• a sect of something

Collocations a Christian sect · a religious sect

• The group was considered a dangerous cult and not just a harmless sect.

  El grupo se consideró una peligrosa secta y no solo un grupo religioso inofensivo.

a small political group that is separate from a larger party or movement, often because it has different beliefs and practices

grupo político separado

• a sect of something

Collocations a political sect · an extremist sect

• The political sect was known for its radical views.

  El grupo político era conocido por sus ideas radicales.

a line or mark made by cutting something, especially a straight one

corte, línea de corte

• a sect of something

Collocations a clean sect · a sharp sect

• The knife left a neat sect in the paper.

  El cuchillo dejó un corte limpio en el papel.

a period of time, especially a short one that is part of a longer period

período de tiempo

• during the sect

Collocations a brief sect · an important sect

• During this sect, the company experienced significant growth.

  Durante este período, la empresa experimentó un crecimiento significativo.

a part of something that is separate from other parts and has a different purpose or function

sección, parte separada

• the sect of sth

Collocations a distinct sect · an important sect

• The museum has a special sect dedicated to ancient artifacts.

  El museo tiene una sección especial dedicada a los artefactos antiguos.

a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of electricity that passes through an electric circuit when one volt is applied across a resistance of one ohm for one second

sección (eléctrica)

• the sect of sth

Collocations a high sect · an electrical sect

• The battery has a capacity of 2000 sects.

  La batería tiene una capacidad de 2000 secciones.

a line that touches a curve at one point but does not cross it

tangente (en matemáticas)

• the sect of sth

Collocations a tangent to a curve · a mathematical sect

• The line is the sect of the circle at that point.

  La línea es la tangente del círculo en ese punto.

a sudden change in a conversation or speech to talk about something that is not directly related to the main topic, often considered irrelevant

desviación del tema (en una conversación)

• go off on a sect

Collocations a tangent in a conversation · an unrelated tangent

• He went off on a tangent about his childhood.

  Él se desvió del tema para hablar sobre su infancia.