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Definitions for Segment
[1] one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
[2] 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.
[3] 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.
[4] an object, as a machine part, having the form of a segment or sector of a circle.
[5] 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.
[6] an arclike support on which the typebars of a typewriter rest when not in use.
[7] to separate or divide into segments.
[8] 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
[9] one of several parts or sections into which an object is divided; portion
[10] zoology any of the parts into which the body or appendages of an annelid or arthropod are divided
[11] linguistics a speech sound considered in isolation
[12] to cut or divide (a whole object) into segments
Words related to Segment
sector, division, slice, section, portion, piece, wedge, cut, subdivision, parcel, articulation, member, bit, compartment, moiety
Words nearby Segment
segar, seger cone, segesta, seggar, seghers, segment, segmental, segmental anesthesia, segmental neuritis, segmental neuropathy, segmentalize
Origin of Segment
1560–70; < Latin segmentum, equivalent to sec(āre ) to cut + -mentum -ment
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
Word origin for Segment
C16: from Latin segmentum, from secāre to cut
Synonyms for Segment
division, piece, portion, section, sector, slice, articulation, bit, compartment, cut, member, moiety, parcel, subdivision, wedge