sector

/ˈsɛk.təɹ/noun
High School
1

A section.

2

In the schedule for an aircraft and its crew, the period starting with preparation of the plane before loading at one airport and ending with deplaning at the next.

3

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

4

One of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier.

5

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

6

A community or subculture within the wider intermicronational community.

7

Part of a circle, extending to the center; circular sector.

8

A portion of a sphere or ball defined by a conical boundary with apex at the center of the sphere.

9

A fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium.

10

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

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Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

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Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

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