How to pronounce sector
American English pronunciation
SEK-ter
- IPA
- /ˈsɛktɚ/
- Syllables
- SEK · ter (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What sector means
Most people know sector in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A pie-slice part of a circle
In a sentence: In math class, Leo shaded one sector of the circle, like a slice of pizza.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from the Latin word sector. The pie-slice meaning comes from geometry, the math of shapes.
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