Bible Dictionaries
Sector

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Prev Entry
Sectiuncle

Next Entry
Sectoral

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Dictionaries
Webster Dictionary
• Sectoral
• Sector
Lexicons
• פֵּאָה פֵּאָה, , פֵּאָה

(1):

(n.) A mathematical instrument, consisting of two rulers connected at one end by a joint, each arm marked with several scales, as of equal parts, chords, sines, tangents, etc., one scale of each kind on each arm, and all on lines radiating from the common center of motion. The sector is used for plotting, etc., to any scale.

(2):

(n.) An astronomical instrument, the limb of which embraces a small portion only of a circle, used for measuring differences of declination too great for the compass of a micrometer. When it is used for measuring zenith distances of stars, it is called a zenith sector.

(3):

(n.) A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc.