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   Seg·ment

   noun

   • 1. each of the parts into which something is or may be divided: "a large segment of the local population" Similar piecepartbitsectionchunkdivisionportionslicefragmentcomponentwedgelumpslabhunkparceltrancheinformal:wodgesubdivisiondivisionfractionpartportionsectionconstituentelementunitmoduleingredientslicedepartmentcompartmentsectorbranchwingOpposite wholewhole
   • ▪ a portion of time allocated to a particular broadcast item on radio or television: "they probably want to tape you for the eleven o'clock segment"
   • 2. a part of a figure cut off by a line or plane intersecting it.
   • ▪ the part of a circle enclosed between an arc and a chord.
   • ▪ the part of a line included between two points.
   • ▪ the part of a sphere cut off by any plane not passing through the center.
   • 3. each of the series of similar anatomical units of which the body and appendages of some animals are composed, such as the visible rings of an earthworm's body.
   • 4. the smallest distinct part of a spoken utterance, in particular the vowels and consonants as opposed to stress and intonation.

   verb

   • 1. divide (something) into separate parts or sections: "the unemployed are segmented into two groups"
   • ▪ divide into separate parts or sections: "the market is beginning to segment into a number of well-defined categories"
   • ▪ (of a cell) undergo cleavage; divide into many cells.

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a term in geometry): from Latin segmentum, from secare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the mid 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. segmentary adjective

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   What is a segment in business?

   • A segment is also one of several parts of an orange, lemon, or similarly divided fruits. A segment is also one of the parts of the body of an insect. A segment is also one part of a line that has two end points. Private contractors are having success in certain segments of the market.

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   What is the difference between segment and fragment?

   • segment applies to a part separated or marked out by or as if by natural lines of cleavage. fragment applies to a part produced by or as if by breaking off. Noun The railroad track is divided into segments. I think I lost one segment of this model kit. Verb Market researchers have segmented the population into different age groups.

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   What is segment noun?

   • Definition of segment noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a part of something that is separate from the other parts or can be considered separately She cleaned a small segment of the painting. Lines divided the area into segments. The changes will affect only a small segment of the population.

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   Is there a segment in a sentence?

   • “There is but a segment,” she said, sitting back upon the hassock again. Segment definition: one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section. See examples of SEGMENT used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of segment. noun. one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object. “finished the final segment of the road”. synonyms: section. see more. noun. one of the parts into which something naturally divides. “a segment of an orange”.

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