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

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

3. Noun. One of the parts into which something naturally divides. "A segment of an orange"
Specialized synonyms: Metamere, Somite, Sarcomere, Section, Internode
Generic synonyms: Part, Piece

4. Verb. Divide or split up. "The cells segmented"
Generic synonyms: Divide, Part, Separate
Related verbs: Section

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

1. A portion of a larger body or structure, set off by natural or arbitrarily established boundaries. Origin: L. Segmentum = a piece cut off This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Segment

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seg
Segal
segar
segars
segawa's dystonia
segetal
SegE endonuclease
seggar
seggars
segge
seghol
seghols
segment (current term)
segment (current term)
segmenta
segmental
segmental
segmentally
segmental alveolar osteotomy
segmental anaesthesia
segmental arch
segmental arteries of kidney
segmental atelectasis
segmental bronchus
segmental demyelinating polyneuropathy
segmental fracture
segmental glomerulonephritis
segmental glomerulosclerosis

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