inter-segment

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Definitions of inter-segment word

noun inter-segment one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange. 1
noun inter-segment Geometry. a part cut off from a figure, especially 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. 1
noun inter-segment 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, especially of an arthropod. 1
noun inter-segment an object, as a machine part, having the form of a segment or sector of a circle. 1
noun inter-segment Computers. a portion of a program, often one that can be loaded and executed independently of other portions. a unit of data in a database. 1
noun inter-segment an arclike support on which the typebars of a typewriter rest when not in use. 1

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

1560-70; < Latin segmentum, equivalent to sec(āre) to cut + -mentum -ment

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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