English Dictionary
Definition of “segment”
segment
Definitions
noun
- mathematics
- 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
Alternative Forms
segmentary (ˈsɛɡməntərɪ
;-trɪ) adjective Word Origin
C16: from Latin segmentum, from secāre to cut
Synonyms
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section,
part,
piece,
division,
element,
slice,
portion,
wedge,
compartment,
subdivision,
Usage examples
After a moment's contemplation, he lifted a hinged segment of his padded armrest and pressed a button on the console beneath.
West, Charles, Stage Fright (1993)The Navajo world view consistently appears not to segment the whole of an entity '.
Spiked (2002)IDC said poor consumer sales in what is normally a strong quarter for that segment were to blame.
Globe and Mail (2003)The most popular way of increasing spending is by ring-fencing a segment of income tax.
Sun, News of the World (2002)It was the largest segment apart from its trade with CIS members, far ahead of its trade with Turkey.
Hiro, Dilip, Between Marx and Muhammed (1994)
