Sekundärsektor
German
Etymology
sekundär (“secondary”) + Sektor (“sector”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zekʊnˈdɛːɐ̯ˌzɛktoːɐ̯]
- Hyphenation: Se‧kun‧där‧sek‧tor
Noun
Sekundärsektor m (strong, genitive Sekundärsektors, plural Sekundärsektore)
- (economics) secondary sector (the sector of an economy concerned with the processing of raw materials into finished goods)
- Durch die Automatisierung sinkt die Zahl der Beschäftigten im Sekundärsektor kontinuierlich.
- Due to automation, the number of employees in the secondary sector is continuously decreasing.
Declension
Declension of Sekundärsektor [masculine, strong]
Synonyms
- Industriesektor (industry sector)
- verarbeitendes Gewerbe (manufacturing industry; formal statistical term)
Antonyms
- Primärsektor (extraction of raw materials)
- Tertiärsektor (services)
Coordinate terms
- Industrie (industry)
- Handwerk (crafts/trades)
- Baugewerbe (construction industry)
- Deindustrialisierung (the decline of this specific sector)
- Wandlungsfähigkeit (the trait needed to survive shifts in this sector)
Related terms
- sekundär (secondary)
- Sektorwandel (the shift of weight between sectors)