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Definition of Segment
1. Noun. One of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object. "Finished the final segment of the road"
Exact synonyms: Section
Group relationships: Unit, Whole
Specialized synonyms: Bend, Curve, Dado, Leaf, Length, Straight, Straightaway, Subdivision, Subsection
Generic synonyms: Part, Portion
Derivative terms: Section
Group relationships: Unit, Whole
Specialized synonyms: Bend, Curve, Dado, Leaf, Length, Straight, Straightaway, Subdivision, Subsection
Generic synonyms: Part, Portion
Derivative terms: Section
2. Verb. Divide into segments. "Segment a compound word"
Exact synonyms: Section
Generic synonyms: Divide, Part, Separate
Specialized synonyms: Syllabicate, Syllabify, Syllabise, Syllabize, Quarter
Derivative terms: Section, Section, Section, Section, Segmentation
Generic synonyms: Divide, Part, Separate
Specialized synonyms: Syllabicate, Syllabify, Syllabise, Syllabize, Quarter
Derivative terms: Section, Section, Section, Section, Segmentation
3. Noun. One of the parts into which something naturally divides. "A segment of an orange"
4. Verb. Divide or split up. "The cells segmented"
Definition of Segment
1. n. One of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion; as, a segment of an orange; a segment of a compound or divided leaf.
2. v. i. To divide or separate into parts in growth; to undergo segmentation, or cleavage, as in the segmentation of the ovum.
Definition of Segment
1. to divide into sections [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Segment
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