sector

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BrE /ˈsektər/ AmE /ˈsɛktər/

noun en → es

1 PART OF COMMUNITY [singular] B1

a part of a community or society, especially one that has particular interests or activities

sector de la sociedad, área, grupo

  • the business sector
  • the education sector

Collocations business sector · education sector

  • The government has announced new policies for the health sector.

    El gobierno ha anunciado nuevas políticas para el sector de la salud.

2 PART OF AREA [singular] B1

a part of an area, especially one that has a particular purpose or use

zona, área, sector

  • the residential sector
  • the industrial sector

Collocations residential sector · industrial sector

  • The city's commercial sector is expanding rapidly.

    El sector comercial de la ciudad está expandiéndose rápid-amente.

3 ECONOMIC [singular] B2

a part of an economy that produces a particular type of goods or services

sector económico, industria

  • the service sector
  • the manufacturing sector

Collocations service sector · manufacturing sector

  • The growth in the service sector has been impressive.

    El crecimiento del sector de servicios ha sido impresionante.

4 MILITARY [singular] C1

a part of an area that is defended or attacked by military forces

sector militar, área estratégica

  • the eastern sector
  • the northern sector

Collocations eastern sector · northern sector

  • The army is reinforcing the western sector.

    El ejército está reforzando el sector occidental.

5 TECHNICAL [singular] C1

a part of a computer system or network that performs a particular function

sector técnico, unidad lógica

  • the input sector
  • the output sector

Collocations input sector · output sector

  • The system's data processing sector is malfunctioning.

    El sector de procesamiento de datos del sistema está fallando.

6 GEOGRAPHIC [singular] C1

a part of a map or chart that shows information about a particular area

sector geográfico, área cartográfica

  • the western sector of the map
  • the southern sector of the chart

Collocations western sector of the map · southern sector of the chart

  • The eastern sector of the map shows a mountain range.

    El sector oriental del mapa muestra una cadena monta-ñosa.

7 ELECTRONIC [singular] C1

a part of a magnetic disk that is used for storing information

sector electrónico, zona de almacenamiento

  • the first sector
  • the last sector

Collocations first sector · last sector

  • The data is stored in the first sector of the disk.

    Los datos se almacenan en el primer sector del disco.

8 MATHEMATICAL [singular] C1

a part of a circle that is enclosed by two radii and an arc between them

sector matemático, sección circular

  • the central sector
  • the outer sector

Collocations central sector · outer sector

  • The area of the sector is calculated using a specific formula.

    El área del sector se calcula utilizando una fórmula específica.