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segment
[seg-muhnt, seg-ment, seg-ment]
noun
one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section.
a segment of an orange.
Geometry.
a part cut off from a figure, especially a circular or spherical one, by a line or plane, as a part of a circular area contained by an arc and its chord or by two parallel lines or planes.
Also called line segment.a finite section of a line.
Zoology.
any of the rings that compose the body of an annelid or arthropod.
any of the discrete parts of the body of an animal, especially of an arthropod.
an object, as a machine part, having the form of a segment or sector of a circle.
Computers.
a portion of a program, often one that can be loaded and executed independently of other portions.
a unit of data in a database.
an arclike support on which the typebars of a typewriter rest when not in use.
verb (used with or without object)
to separate or divide into segments.
segment
/ ˈsɛɡməntərɪ, -trɪ /
noun
maths
a part of a line or curve between two points
a part of a plane or solid figure cut off by an intersecting line, plane, or planes, esp one between a chord and an arc of a circle
one of several parts or sections into which an object is divided; portion
zoology any of the parts into which the body or appendages of an annelid or arthropod are divided
linguistics a speech sound considered in isolation
verb
to cut or divide (a whole object) into segments
segment
The portion of a line between any two of its points.
The region bounded by an arc of a circle and the chord that connects the endpoints of the arc.
The portion of a sphere included between a pair of parallel planes that intersect it or are tangent to it.
Other Word Forms
- segmentary adjective
- segmentate adjective
- intersegment noun
- multisegment adjective
- multisegmented adjective
- nonsegmentary adjective
- nonsegmented adjective
- unsegmentary adjective
- unsegmented adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of segment1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The Supreme Court has long held that law enforcement officers cannot detain people based on generalizations that would cast a wide net of suspicion on large segments of the law-abiding population.
County — and Mexicans make up the largest segment of all those populations by far.
The comedian and children's author made the gestures during a segment in which a fellow panellist discussed a story about injuring their wrist while waving.
It’s almost more powerful than the segments where he does sing.
Chief Executive Bob Iger has asked that ABC’s “The View” spend less time talking about Trump, who typically leads the daytime talk show’s hot topics segment.
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