Phrase guide

circular sector

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A portion of a circle enclosed by two radii and an arc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: сектор (sektor) — portion of a circle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 扇形 (shànxíng) — portion of a circle
  • Czech: výseč — portion of a circle
  • Danish: cirkeludsnit — portion of a circle
  • Finnish: sektori — portion of a circle
  • Finnish: ympyräsektori — portion of a circle
  • German: Kreissektor — portion of a circle
  • German: Kreisausschnitt — portion of a circle
  • Greek: τομέας (toméas) — portion of a circle
  • Hebrew: גזרה (gizrá) — portion of a circle
  • Hungarian: cikk — portion of a circle
  • Hungarian: körcikk — portion of a circle
  • Indonesian: juring — portion of a circle
  • Italian: settore — portion of a circle
  • Japanese: 扇形 (ōgigata) — portion of a circle
  • Korean: 부채꼴 (buchaekkol) — portion of a circle
  • Malay: sektor — portion of a circle
  • Māori: pewanga — portion of a circle
  • Polish: wycinek — portion of a circle
  • Portuguese: setor — portion of a circle
  • Romanian: sector — portion of a circle
  • Romanian: sector de cerc — portion of a circle
  • Russian: се́ктор (séktor) — portion of a circle
  • Swedish: sektor — portion of a circle
  • Swedish: cirkelsektor — portion of a circle
  • Tagalog: liha — portion of a circle
  • Turkish: daire dilimi — portion of a circle
  • Ukrainian: се́ктор (séktor) — portion of a circle