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Segment
ˈsɛɡm(ə)nt
Segment definitions
noun
segment
segments
- each of the parts into which something is or may be divided
"a large segment of the local population"
piece part bit section chunk division portion slice fragment component wedge lump slab hunk parcel tranche subdivision division fraction part portion section constituent element unit module ingredient slice department compartment sector- 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"
- 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
- 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
- the smallest distinct part of a spoken utterance, especially with regard to vowel and consonant sounds rather than stress or intonation
verb
segment
segmented
segmenting
segments
- 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