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- [noun seg-muh nt; verb seg-ment, seg-ment]
- /noun ˈsɛg mənt; verb ˈsɛg mɛnt, sɛgˈmɛnt/
- /ˈseɡ.mənt/
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- [noun seg-muh nt; verb seg-ment, seg-ment]
- /noun ˈsɛg mənt; verb ˈsɛg mɛnt, sɛgˈmɛnt/
Definitions of segment word
- noun 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 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 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 segment an object, as a machine part, having the form of a segment or sector of a circle. 1
- noun 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 segment an arclike support on which the typebars of a typewriter rest when not in use. 1
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Origin of segment
First appearance:
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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Parts of speech for Segment
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
segment popularity
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".
segment usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for segment
verb segment
- abscind — to cut off
- branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- chiv — a knife
noun segment
- bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
- building block — If you describe something as a building block of something, you mean it is one of the separate parts that combine to make that thing.
- component — The components of something are the parts that it is made of.
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- divider — a person or thing that divides.
Top questions with segment
- what is a line segment?
- what is a segment?
- what is market segment?
- how to find the length of a segment?
- how to find the midpoint of a line segment?
- what is a market segment?
- what is the length in units of segment cd?
- how many midpoints does a segment have?
- what does segment mean?
- what is the midpoint of the segment shown below?
- what does a line segment look like?
- what is line segment?
- what is a segment bisector?
- how many endpoints does a line segment have?
- what is a segment in geometry?
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