segment

segment

seg·ment

 (sĕg′mənt)

n.

1. Any of the parts into which something can be divided: segments of the community; a segment of a television program.

2. Mathematics

a. The portion of a line between any two points on the line.

b. The area bounded by a chord and the arc of a curve subtended by the chord.

c. The portion of a sphere cut off by two parallel planes.

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

tr. & intr.v. (sĕg-mĕnt′) seg·ment·ed, seg·ment·ing, seg·ments

To divide or become divided into segments.

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[Latin segmentum, from secāre, to cut; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]

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seg′men·tar′y (-mən-tĕr′ē) adj.

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segment

n

1. (Mathematics) maths

a. a part of a line or curve between two points

b. 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

2. one of several parts or sections into which an object is divided; portion

3. (Zoology) zoology any of the parts into which the body or appendages of an annelid or arthropod are divided

4. (Phonetics & Phonology) linguistics a speech sound considered in isolation

vb

to cut or divide (a whole object) into segments

[C16: from Latin segmentum, from secāre to cut]

segmentary adj

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seg•ment

(n. ˈsɛg mənt; v. ˈsɛg mɛnt, sɛgˈmɛnt)

n.

1. one of the parts into which something is divided; a division, portion, or section.

2. Geom.

a. a part cut off from a figure, esp. a circular or spherical one, by a line or plane.

b. a finite section of a line.

3. an object, as a machine part, having the form of a segment or sector of a circle.

v.t., v.i.

4. to separate or divide into segments.

[1560–70; < Latin segmentum=sec(āre) to cut + -mentum -ment]

seg′men•tar`y (-mənˌtɛr i) adj.

seg′men•tate`, adj.

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seg·ment

(sĕg′mənt)

1. The portion of a line between any two of its points.

2. The region bounded by an arc of a circle and the chord that connects the endpoints of the arc.

3. The portion of a sphere included between a pair of parallel planes that intersect it or are tangent to it.

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segment

Past participle: segmented
Gerund: segmenting

Imperative

segment

segment

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	segment - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" section whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" bend, curve - curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) dado - the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase leaf - hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door) length - a section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing" part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" straightaway, straight - a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse subsection, subdivision - a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided
	2.	segment - one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange" metamere, somite - one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally sarcomere - one of the segments into which a myofibril is divided section - a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange" part, piece - a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" internode - a segment of a stem between two nodes
Verb	1.	segment - divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" section divide, part, separate - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" segment - divide or split up; "The cells segmented" syllabicate, syllabify, syllabise, syllabize - divide into syllables; "syllabify the words" quarter - divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
	2.	segment - divide or split up; "The cells segmented" divide, part, separate - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" section, segment - divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"

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segment

noun

1. section, part, piece, division, element, slice, portion, wedge, compartment, subdivision the poorer segments of society

2. section, bit, slice, portion, lump, chunk, wedge, slab, hunk I handed out segments of orange at half-time.

verb

1. divide, split, break up, split up, divide up, subdivide As clubs get more organised they'll segment their squads.

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segment

noun

1. One of the parts into which something is divided:

division, member, part, piece, portion, section, subdivision.

2. A part severed from a whole:

cut, piece, portion, section, slice.

3. A particular subdivision of a written work:

part, passage, section.

verb

To make a division into parts, sections, or branches:

break up, dissever, divide, part, partition, section, separate.

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Translations

قِطاع من دائِرَهقِطْعَه

částdílsegment

cirkeludsnitdelsegment

AbschnittSegmentTeil

segmento

segment

partur, hlutisneiî

segmentospicchiospicchio d'arancia

atkarpasudarytas iš segmentų

daivadaļasegments

segment

сегментотрезок

segment

daire parçasıdilimparça

弓形弧段部分

segment

A. N [ˈsegmənt] (gen) → segmento m; [of citrus fruit] → gajo m (Geom) [of circle] → segmento m

B. [segˈment] VT [+ circle, society, journey, market] → segmentar; [+ citrus fruit] → desgajar, separar en gajos

C. [segˈment] VI → segmentarse

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segment

[ˈsɛgmənt] n

(gen) (= part) → segment m

[orange, lemon] → quartier m

(GEOMETRY) [circle] → segment m

(COMMERCE) [market] → segment m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

segment

n → Teil m; (of worm) → Glied nt, → Segment nt; (of orange) → Stück nt, → Rippe f, → Schnitz m (dial); (of circle) → Abschnitt m, → Segment nt

vt → zerlegen, segmentieren

vi → sich teilen

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segment

[n ˈsɛgmənt; vb ˌsɛgˈmɛnt]

1. n (section) → parte f; (of orange) → spicchio (Geom) → segmento circolare
line segment (Geom) → segmento

2. vt → segmentare

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segment

(ˈsegmənt) noun

1. a part or section. He divided the orange into segments. segment, deel قِطْعَه част segmento část, díl(ek) der Teil del; segment τμήμα, τεμάχιοsegmento viil, lõik بخش osa segmentפלח फांक odsječak, segment szelet bagian partur, hluti segmento 部分 조각 dalelė, skiltis daļa; daiva ulas part del, stykke; appelsinbåt; leddcząstka برخه، ونډه، ټوټه: قطعه (هندسه): كړۍ: بند segmento bucată часть; долька časť, diel del kriška del, klyfta แบ่งออกเป็นส่วน parça, dilim 部分，區隔 частина; шматок کوئی قطعہ múi, đoạn 部分

2. a part of eg a circle cut off by a straight line. segment, sektor قِطاع من دائِرَه геом. сегмент segmento segment das Segment cirkeludsnit; segment τομέας, τμήμαsegmento segment قطعه lohko segmentקטע खंड kolutić metszet bagian lingkaran sneið segmento 弧 호 atkarpa segments bahagian segmentsegmentodcinek قطعه segmento seg­ment сектор, сегмент segment izsek odsečak segment เสี้ยวของวงกลม daire parçası 圓被切割出的部份，弦，弓形 сегмент دائرے کا کوئی حصہ جو سیدھی لکیر سے منقسم ہو کر بنا ہو hình cầu 弧段，弓形

segmented (segˈmentid) , ((American) ˈsegmentid) adjective

divided into segments. An insect has a segmented body. gesegmenteer مُقَطَّع إلى أقسام أو قِطَع сегментиран segmentado členitý geteilt delt κατάτμητος segmentado lüliline قطعه قطعه شده jakautunut formé de segments מחולק खंडित, सखंड koji se sastoji od dijelova, segmentiran szelvényes, ízelt beruas-ruas hlutaður, þættur; liðskiptur segmentato 節のある 분절되어 있는 sudarytas iš segmentų sadalīts segmentos/posmos bersegmen gesegmenteerd leddet, ledd- rozczłonkowany قطعه قطعه segmentado segmentat, din segmente сегментный článkovaný (raz)členjen segmentiran segmenterad, delad แบ่งเป็นส่วน ๆ parçalı 分割的 сегментований; поділений на сегменти قطعات میں منقسم phân đoạn 分段的

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seg·ment

n. segmento, porción, sección.

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segment

n segmento

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