segment

[ noun seg-muh nt; verb seg-ment, seg-ment ]

/ noun ˈsɛg mənt; verb ˈsɛg mɛnt, sɛgˈmɛnt /

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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.

Origin of segment

1560–70; < Latin segmentum, equivalent to sec(āre) to cut + -mentum -ment

SYNONYMS FOR segment

1 See part.

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OTHER WORDS FROM segment

seg·men·tar·y

[seg-muh n-ter-ee] /ˈsɛg mənˌtɛr i/, adjective seg·men·tate, adjective in·ter·seg·ment, noun, adjective mul·ti·seg·ment, adjective

mul·ti·seg·ment·ed, adjective non·seg·men·tar·y, adjective non·seg·ment·ed, adjective un·seg·men·tar·y, adjective un·seg·ment·ed, adjective

Words nearby segment

segar, seger cone, segesta, seggar, seghers, segment, segmental, segmental anesthesia, segmental neuritis, segmental neuropathy, segmentalize

Example sentences from the Web for segment

And then there was the segment of the media that actively cheered it all on.

The U.S. Will Torture Again—and We’re All to Blame |Michael Tomasky |December 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Take Too Many Cooks: a fever dream of a segment that aired at 4:00am earlier this week.

Jimmy Kimmel Pranks Kids (Again), Taylor Swift’s 1989 Aerobics, and More Viral Videos |The Daily Beast Video |November 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In one segment, she stresses how important a good latte is—and "no one does it better than New York."

New York Is Taylor Swift’s New Boyfriend |Amy Zimmerman |October 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
At one point, I was invited to appear on a segment of “Outside the Lines.”

How the Media Failed to Nail the NFL |Steve Almond |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Much of the segment focused on Roger Goodell and whether he would hang on to his job.

How the Media Failed to Nail the NFL |Steve Almond |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The transverse lines in the figure are merely impressed, and do not represent a segment.

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) |William Kirby
He dared not put it down, for fear of seeing some segment of Pillbot flash back.

The 4-D Doodler |Graph Waldeyer
The caterpillar is pale grey, with brown stripes; and the head and second segment are yellowish brown.

Butterflies and Moths |William S. Furneaux
Body rapidly narrowed to the eighteenth segment, but only very gradually thereafter.

Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 11. No. 1. |Various
As armature, commutator, and shaft rotate, the brushes connect first with one segment of the commutator and then with the other.

General Science |Bertha M. Clark

British Dictionary definitions for segment

segment

noun (ˈsɛɡmənt)

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 (sɛɡˈmɛnt)

to cut or divide (a whole object) into segments

Derived forms of segment

segmentary (ˈsɛɡməntərɪ, -trɪ), adjective

Word Origin for segment

C16: from Latin segmentum, from secāre to cut

Medical definitions for segment

segment

[ sĕg′mənt ]

n.

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

A part of an organ having independent function, supply, or drainage.

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Scientific definitions for segment

segment

[ sĕg′mənt ]

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.

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