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