nnoun.artifactone of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole objectSynset:section
Examples:- a section of a fishing rod
- metal sections were used below ground
- finished the final segment of the road
Derivationally Related Form:segmentsection
Part Holonyms:unit whole
Hypernyms:part portion
Inherited Hypernyms:sectionpartobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bendcurvedadoleaflengthstraightstraightawaysubdivisionsubsection
Full Hyponyms:bendblind curvedadodrop-leafelbowhairpin bendhomestretchleaflengthstraightawaystretchsubsection
nnoun.objectone of the parts into which something naturally dividesDerivationally Related Form:segment
Hypernyms:part piece
Inherited Hypernyms:segmentpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:internodemetameresarcomeresectionsomite
Full Hyponyms:internodemetameresarcomeresection
vverb.contactdivide into segmentsSynset:section
Examples:- segment an orange
- segment a compound word
Derivationally Related Form:segmentsegmentationsection
Hypernyms:divide part separate
Inherited Hypernyms:segmentseparatechange
Direct Hyponyms:quartersyllabicatesyllabifysyllabisesyllabize
Full Troponyms:quartersyllabify
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactdivide or split upDerivationally Related Form:segment
Hypernyms:divide part separate
Inherited Hypernyms:segmentseparatechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s