segment
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one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section.
a segment of an orange.
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Geometry.
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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.
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Also called line segment. a finite section of a line.
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Zoology.
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any of the rings that compose the body of an annelid or arthropod.
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any of the discrete parts of the body of an animal, especially of an arthropod.
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an object, as a machine part, having the form of a segment or sector of a circle.
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Computers.
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a portion of a program, often one that can be loaded and executed independently of other portions.
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a unit of data in a database.
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an arclike support on which the typebars of a typewriter rest when not in use.
verb (used with or without object)
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maths
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a part of a line or curve between two points
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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
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one of several parts or sections into which an object is divided; portion
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zoology any of the parts into which the body or appendages of an annelid or arthropod are divided
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linguistics a speech sound considered in isolation
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The portion of a line between any two of its points.
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The region bounded by an arc of a circle and the chord that connects the endpoints of the arc.
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The portion of a sphere included between a pair of parallel planes that intersect it or are tangent to it.
Related Words
See part.
Other Word Forms
- intersegment noun
- multisegment adjective
- multisegmented adjective
- nonsegmentary adjective
- nonsegmented adjective
- segmentary adjective
- segmentate adjective
- unsegmentary adjective
- unsegmented adjective
Etymology
Origin of segment
First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin segmentum, equivalent to sec(āre) “to cut” + -mentum -ment
Example Sentences
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They are in attendance at tonight's Brits to honour their late father and husband Ozzy Osbourne, who will be remembered in a special segment at tonight's awards.
From BBC
Iran’s students often have taken risks that other segments of society couldn’t.
The network said the story was held for more reporting, and the segment eventually aired.
From Los Angeles Times
“AI has been disrupting a different segment of the economy on a daily basis,” said Michael Hans, chief investment officer at Citizens Wealth, in a phone interview Friday.
From MarketWatch
Along with her message on Instagram, Savannah Guthrie posted a segment on the “Today” show informing viewers on how to submit tips anonymously.
From Los Angeles Times
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