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sectorial

[sek-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-]

adjective

of or pertaining to a sector.

Zoology. (of teeth) adapted for cutting; carnassial.

Origin:
1795–1805; < Neo-Latin sectōri(us) (see section, -tory¹) + -al¹

Related forms

non·sec·to·ri·al, adjective

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sectorial (sɛkˈtɔːrɪəl)

—*adj*
1.	of or relating to a sector
2.	zoology
	a. adapted for cutting: the sectorial teeth of carnivores
	b. designating a vein in the wing of an insect that links certain branches of the radius vein

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