segment
one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
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.
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.
an object, as a machine part, having the form of a segment or sector of a circle.
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.
an arclike support on which the typebars of a typewriter rest when not in use.
to separate or divide into segments.
Origin of segment
1synonym study For segment
Other words from segment
- seg·men·tar·y [seg-muhn-ter-ee], /ˈsɛg mənˌtɛr i/, adjective
- seg·men·tate, adjective
- in·ter·seg·ment, noun, adjective
- mul·ti·seg·ment, adjective
- mul·ti·seg·ment·ed, adjective
- non·seg·men·tar·y, adjective
- non·seg·ment·ed, adjective
- un·seg·men·tar·y, adjective
- un·seg·ment·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for segment
maths
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
zoology any of the parts into which the body or appendages of an annelid or arthropod are divided
linguistics a speech sound considered in isolation
to cut or divide (a whole object) into segments
Origin of segment
1Derived forms of segment
- segmentary (ˈsɛɡməntərɪ, -trɪ), adjective
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Scientific definitions for segment
[ sĕg′mənt ]
The portion of a line between any two of its points.
The region bounded by an arc of a circle and the chord that connects the endpoints of the arc.
The portion of a sphere included between a pair of parallel planes that intersect it or are tangent to it.
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