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sector
sector, ōris, m. [seco], one who cuts or cuts off, a cutter (rare but class.). I Lit.: zonarius, ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
sector
sector (1) ōris, m 2 SAC-, one who cuts, a cutter : sectores collorum et bonorum, cutthroats and ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Sector
·noun A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc. II. Sector ·noun An a...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
dip-sector
An ingenious instrument for measuring the true dip of the horizon, invented by Dr. Wollaston, and ve...

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equatorial sector
An instrument of large radius for finding the difference in the right ascension and declination of t...

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