segment

Definition of Segment in English :

Noun

1. section, segment

one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

Example Sentences:
'a section of a fishing rod'
'metal sections were used below ground'
'finished the final segment of the road'

section

2. segment

one of the parts into which something naturally divides

Example Sentences:
'a segment of an orange'

Verb

3. section, segment

divide into segments

Example Sentences:
'segment an orange'
'segment a compound word'

section

4. segment

divide or split up

Example Sentences:
'The cells segmented'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Segment

see synonyms of segment

noun (ˈsɛɡmənt )

1. mathematics

a.

a part of a line or curve between two points

b.

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

2.

one of several parts or sections into which an object is divided; portion

3. zoology

any of the parts into which the body or appendages of an annelid or arthropod are divided

4. linguistics

a speech sound considered in isolation

verb (sɛɡˈmɛnt )

5.

to cut or divide (a whole object) into segments

Segment

see synonyms of segment

noun

1.

any of the parts into which a body is separated or separable; division; section

2. Geometry

a.

a part of a figure, esp. of a circle or sphere, marked off or made separate by a line or plane, as a part of a circular area bounded by an arc and its chord

b.

any of the finite sections of a line

3. Linguistics

a phone, or single sound, in the stream of speech

4. Zoology

a.

metamere

b.

the part of an arthropod appendage between joints

verb transitive, verb intransitive

5.

to divide into segments

Segment

see synonyms of segment

n.

1. Any of the parts into which something can be divided: segments of the community; a segment of a television program.

2. Mathematics

a. The portion of a line between any two points on the line.

b. The area bounded by a chord and the arc of a curve subtended by the chord.

c. The portion of a sphere cut off by two parallel planes.

3. Biology A clearly differentiated subdivision of an organism or part, such as a metamere.

tr. & intr.v. (sĕg-mĕnt) seg·ment·ed, seg·ment·ing, seg·ments

To divide or become divided into segments.

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