sectorial adjective¹. [sɛk'tɔ:rɪǝl] E19.
[from SECTOR noun + -AL¹.]
1. Of or pertaining to the geometrical instrument called a sector. Now rare. E19.

2. Of or pertaining to a sector of a circle or a sphere. M19.

3. Botany. Designating a chimera in which tissues of different species or varieties occupy separate sectors of the same stem. E20.

■ sectorially adverb in or into sectors M20.

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sectorial adjective². [sɛk'tɔ:rɪǝl] Now rare. M19.
[from mod. Latin sectorius (from Latin sector cutter) + -AL¹.]
Having the function of cutting; spec. designating a carnassial tooth.

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