segment

seg·ment  (sgmnt)

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. (sg-mnt) seg·ment·ed, seg·ment·ing, seg·ments

To divide or become divided into segments.

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

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segmen·tary (-mn-tr) adj.

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segment

Noun

1. one of several parts or sections into which an object is divided

2. Maths

a. a part of a circle cut off by an intersecting line

b. a part of a sphere cut off by an intersecting plane or planes

Verb

to cut or divide into segments [Latin segmentum]

segmental adj
segmentation n

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segment  (sgmnt)

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.

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 section, part, piece, division, slice, portion, wedge, compartment

Translations

segment [ˈsɛgmənt] n → segmento

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segment [ˈsɛgmənt] n → segment m [of orange]; quartier m

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segment [ˈsɛgmənt] n → Teil m;

(of orange) → Stück nt

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segment [ˈsɛgmənt] n → segmento

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segment

n segment [ˈsegmənt]

1 a part or section He divided the orange into segments. segment, deel قِطْعَه част část, díl(ek) del; segment der Teil τμήμα, τεμάχιο segmento viil, lõik بخش lohko segment פֶּלָח फांक odsječak, segment szelet bagian partur, hluti segmento 部分 조각, 단편 dalelė, skiltis daļa; daiva ulas part del, stykke; appelsinbåt; ledd cząstka segmento bucată часть; долька časť, diel del kriška del, klyfta แบ่งออกเป็นส่วน parça, dilim 部分 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 segment cirkeludsnit; segment das Segment τομέας, τμήμα segmento segment قطعه segmentti segment קֶטָע खंड kolutić metszet bagian lingkaran sneið segmento 弧 (원의) 활꼴 atkarpa segments bahagian segment segment odcinek segmento seg­ment сектор, сегмент segment izsek odsečak segment เสี้ยวของวงกลม daire parçası 弧段 сегмент دائرے کا کوئی حصہ جو سیدھی لکیر سے منقسم ہو کر بنا ہو hình cầu 弧段

adj segmented [segˈmentid, (American ) ˈsegmentid]

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