The difference between Sector and Sphere

When used as nouns, sector means section, whereas sphere means a regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle.


Sphere is also verb with the meaning: to place in a sphere, or among the spheres.

check bellow for the other definitions of Sector and Sphere

  1. Sector as a noun:

    section

  2. Sector as a noun:

    zone (designated area).

  3. Sector as a noun (geometry):

    part of a circle, extending to the center

  4. Sector as a noun (computing):

    fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium (compare to block)

  5. Sector as a noun (military):

    an area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible

  6. Sector as a noun (military):

    one of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier

  7. Sector as a noun (science fiction):

    a fictional region of space designated for navigational or governance purposes.

  8. Sector as a noun (calculation):

    an instrument consisting of two rulers of equal length joined by a hinge.

  9. Sector as a noun:

    a field of economic activity

    Examples:

    "public sector; private sector'"

  10. Sector as a noun (engineering):

    A toothed gear whose face is the arc of a circle.

  1. Sphere as a noun (mathematics):

    A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter .

  2. Sphere as a noun:

    A spherical physical object; a globe or ball.

  3. Sphere as a noun (astronomy, now, _, rare):

    The apparent outer limit of space; the edge of the heavens, imagined as a hollow globe within which celestial bodies appear to be embedded.

  4. Sphere as a noun (historical, astronomy, mythology):

    Any of the concentric hollow transparent globes formerly believed to rotate around the Earth, and which carried the heavenly bodies; there were originally believed to be eight, and later nine and ten; friction between them was thought to cause a harmonious sound (the music of the spheres).

  5. Sphere as a noun (mythology):

    An area of activity for a planet; or by extension, an area of influence for a god, hero etc.

  6. Sphere as a noun (figuratively):

    The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain.

  7. Sphere as a noun (geometry):

    The set of all points in three-dimensional Euclidean space (or n-dimensional space, in topology) that are a fixed distance from a fixed point .

  8. Sphere as a noun (logic):

    The extension of a general conception, or the totality of the individuals or species to which it may be applied.

  1. Sphere as a verb (transitive):

    To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere.

  2. Sphere as a verb (transitive):

    To make round or spherical; to perfect.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Tennyson"

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