segment
/ˈsɛɡ.mənt/noun, verb2 syllables
Segment means: one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object.
Synonyms for segment6
noun, as in one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
verb, as in divide into segments
verb, as in divide or split up
also used for segment
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What does segment mean?4
noun
one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object“a section of a fishing rod”
one of the parts into which something naturally divides“a segment of an orange”
verb
divide into segments“segment an orange”
divide or split up“The cells segmented”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Segment in a sentence
- Last summer, cigarettes from the middle price segment appeared on the market.AlanF_US
- Many firms are competing for the wealthier segment of the market.CM
- Divide this line segment into twenty equal parts.minshirui
- Midori ate a large segment of the orange.sharris123
- This segment of the audio contains too much background noise.mccarras
- The students are learning how to solve problems using line segments.XenoKat
- I need fifty ten-foot-long segments of wire.CM
- Vast segments of Morocco's workforce could lose their jobs in the future.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of segment
as a noun
- plural
- segments
as a verb
- past tense
- segmented
- present participle
- segmenting
- third-person singular
- segments
- past participle
- segmented