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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

n [ˈsɛgmənt]

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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology any of the parts into which the body or appendages of an annelid or arthropod are divided

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

vb [sɛgˈmɛnt]

to cut or divide (a whole object) into segments

[from Latin segmentum, from secāre to cut]

segmentary  [ˈsɛgməntərɪ -trɪ] adj

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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

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

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

Translations

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

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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 [ɐn ˈsɛgmənt; ɐvb ˌsɛgˈmɛnt]

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

2. vt → segmentare

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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 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，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 segment cirkeludsnit; segment das Segment τομέας, τμήμα segmento segment قطعه segmentti segment קֶטָע खंड kolutić metszet bagian lingkaran sneið segmento 弧 호 atkarpa segments bahagian segment segment odcinek 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

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 분절되어 있는 sudarytas iš segmentų sadalīts segmentos/posmos bersegmen gesegmenteerd leddet, ledd- rozczłonkowany segmentado segmentat, din segmente сегментный článkovaný (raz)členjen segmentiran segmenterad, delad เป็นข้อหรือปล้อง parçalı 分割的 сегментований; поділений на сегменти قطعات میں منقسم phân đoạn 分段的