SECTORIAL


Meaning of SECTORIAL in English

I. (ˈ)sek|tōrēəl, -tȯr- adjective

Etymology: sector (I) + -ial

1. : of, relating to, or having the shape of a sector

a sectorial box

2. of a chimera : made up of a sector of variant growth involving more than one type of tissue interposed in an otherwise normal body of tissue — compare periclinal

II. adjective

Etymology: New Latin sectori us sectorial (from Latin sectus — past participle of secare to cut — + -orius -ory) + English -al

: adapted for cutting : carnassial

a sectorial tooth

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.