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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024seg•ment /n. ˈsɛgmənt; v. ˈsɛgmɛnt, sɛgˈmɛnt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one of the parts into which something is divided;
a section:the three main segments of an insect. - Mathematics[Geometry.]
- a part cut off from a figure, esp. a circular or spherical one, or a piece of a line.
v. - to (cause to) separate into segments: [~ + object]He segmented the line into four equal parts.[no object]The pieces of an orange segment easily.
seg•men•ta•tion /ˌsɛgmənˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024seg•ment (n. seg′mənt;v. seg′ment, seg ment′),USA pronunciation n. - one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided;
a division, portion, or section:a segment of an orange. - Mathematics[Geom.]
- a part cut off from a figure, esp. a circular or spherical one, by a line or plane, as a part of a circular area contained by an arc and its chord or by two parallel lines or planes.
- Also called line segment. a finite section of a line.
- Zoology
- any of the rings that compose the body of an annelid or arthropod.
- any of the discrete parts of the body of an animal, esp. of an arthropod.
- an object, as a machine part, having the form of a segment or sector of a circle.
- Computing
- a portion of a program, often one that can be loaded and executed independently of other portions.
- a unit of data in a database.
- Computingan arclike support on which the typebars of a typewriter rest when not in use.
v.t., v.i. - to separate or divide into segments.
- Latin segmentum, equivalent. to sec(āre) to cut + -mentum -ment
- 1560–70
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See part.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: segment n /ˈsɛɡmənt/- a part of a line or curve between two points
- 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
- one of several parts or sections into which an object is divided; portion
- any of the parts into which the body or appendages of an annelid or arthropod are divided
- a speech sound considered in isolation
vb /sɛɡˈmɛnt/- to cut or divide (a whole object) into segments
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin segmentum, from secāre to cutsegmentary /ˈsɛɡməntərɪ -trɪ/ adj |