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   segment

   /ˈsɛɡm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. each of the parts into which something is or may be divided: "a large segment of the local population" Similar piecepartbitsectionchunkdivisionportionslicefragmentcomponentwedgelumpslabhunkparceltrancheinformal:wodgesubdivisiondivisionfractionpartportionsectionconstituentelementunitmoduleingredientslicedepartmentcompartmentsectorbranchwingOpposite wholewhole
   • ▪ a portion of time allocated to a particular broadcast item on radio or television: "they probably want to tape you for the eleven o'clock segment"
   • 2. a part of a figure cut off by a line or plane intersecting it.
   • ▪ the part of a circle enclosed between an arc and a chord.
   • ▪ the part of a line included between two points.
   • ▪ the part of a sphere cut off by any plane not passing through the centre.
   • 3. each of the series of similar anatomical units of which the body and appendages of some animals are composed, such as the visible rings of an earthworm's body.
   • 4. the smallest distinct part of a spoken utterance, especially with regard to vowel and consonant sounds rather than stress or intonation.

   verb

   • 1. divide (something) into separate parts or sections: "the unemployed are segmented into two groups"
   • ▪ divide into separate parts or sections: "the market is beginning to segment into a number of well-defined categories"
   • ▪ (of a cell) undergo cleavage; divide into many cells.

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a term in geometry): from Latin segmentum, from secare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the mid 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. segmentary adjective

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   A segment is a part of something that can be divided or cut off, such as a line, a circle, a sphere, or an organism. Learn the mathematical, biological, and linguistic meanings of segment, and see synonyms and related terms.

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