segmentnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈseɡ.mənt/us/ˈseɡ.mənt/one of the smaller groups or amounts that a larger group or amount can be divided into:
People over the age of 85 make up the fastest-growing segment of the population.
Each of these products is aimed at a specific market segment.
mathematics part of a circle that is divided from the rest by a line, or part of a sphere that is divided from the rest by two planes
one of the small parts that a fruit such as an orange is naturally divided into:
The salad was decorated with segments of orange.
a short piece of film that forms part of a television or radio programme, or that is broadcast on the internet:
CNN last week broadcast a segment on homicides in the city.
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Words meaning parts of things
- back end
- bifurcation
- body
- branch
- cartridge
- chunk
- compartment
- element
- item
- module
- neck
- piece
- section
- segmental
- side
- snatch
- sub
- subsection
- third
- tranche
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segmentverb [ I or T ]
uk/seɡˈment/us/ˈseɡ.ment/formalto divide something into different parts:
The market is segmented by price into three general categories.
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Separating and dividing
- atomize
- bifurcate
- bifurcation
- bisect
- borderline
- branch
- disestablish
- dismember
- dissociate
- dissociate yourself from sth
- disunite
- divide
- drift
- pull sth/sb apart
- quarter
- ravel
- resolve
- resolve sth into sth
- rive
- tear 1
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segmentation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌseɡ.menˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌseɡ.menˈteɪ.ʃən/