line segment

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line segment

noun Geometry.
segment ( def 2b ).
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Main Entry:  line segment
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a portion of a line delimited by two end points; also, a line described by two sets of coordinates and the shortest path between them
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Line segment is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Example sentences
Apply the distance formula to find the length of a line segment when given the
  coordinates of the endpoints.
Click again and the distance value will appear along your line segment.
The radius is a line segment connecting the circle's center to a point on the
  circle.
Within the last year, this line segment experienced several outages due to
  conductor deterioration.
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