sectorial
of or relating to a sector.
Zoology. (of teeth) adapted for cutting; carnassial.
Origin of sectorial
1Other words from sectorial
- non·sec·to·ri·al, adjective
Words Nearby sectorial
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How to use sectorial in a sentence
Lower sectorial consisting of little more than the bilobed blade.
The teeth are more sharply cusped, and the lower sectorial wants the inner tubercle.
Lower sectorial large, with small heel and no inner tubercle.
Lower sectorial with a broad, low, tuberculated heel, more than half the length of the whole tooth.
Heel of lower sectorial very small, scarcely one-fourth of the whole length of the tooth, with but one cusp.
British Dictionary definitions for sectorial
/ (sɛkˈtɔːrɪəl) /
of or relating to a sector
zoology
adapted for cutting: the sectorial teeth of carnivores
designating a vein in the wing of an insect that links certain branches of the radius vein
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