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seg⋅ment

  [n. seg-muhnt; v. seg-ment, seg-ment]
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–noun
1. one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
2. Geometry.
a. a part cut off from a figure, esp. a circular or spherical one, by a line or plane, as a part of a circular area contained by an arc and its chord or by two parallel lines or planes.
b. Also called line segment. a finite section of a line.
3. Zoology.
a. any of the rings that compose the body of an annelid or arthropod.
b. any of the discrete parts of the body of an animal, esp. of an arthropod.
4. an object, as a machine part, having the form of a segment or sector of a circle.
5. Computers.
a. a portion of a program, often one that can be loaded and executed independently of other portions.
b. a unit of data in a database.
6. an arclike support on which the typebars of a typewriter rest when not in use.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
7. to separate or divide into segments.
Origin:
1560–70; < L segmentum, equiv. to sec(āre) to cut + -mentum -ment

Related forms:
seg⋅men⋅tar⋅y  [seg-muhn-ter-ee] , adjective
seg⋅men⋅tate, adjective

Synonyms:
1. See part.
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seg·ment   (sěg'mənt)   
n.  

  1. Any of the parts into which something can be divided: segments of the community; a segment of a television program.

  2. Mathematics

    1. The portion of a line between any two points on the line.

    2. The area bounded by a chord and the arc of a curve subtended by the chord.

    3. The portion of a sphere cut off by two parallel planes.

  3. Biology A clearly differentiated subdivision of an organism or part, such as a metamere.

tr. & intr.v.   (sěg-měnt') seg·ment·ed, seg·ment·ing, seg·ments
To divide or become divided into segments.

[Latin segmentum, from secāre, to cut; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]
seg'men·tar'y (-mən-těr'ē) adj.
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Word Origin & History

segment  (n.)
1570, from L. segmentum "a strip or piece cut off," originally a geometric term, from secare "to cut" (see section), with euphonious alteration of -c- to -g- before -m-. The verb is recorded from 1859.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

segment

An identifiable part of a business organization. For example, a large corporation might have a number of segments including industrial, aerospace, and leisure products. Also called business segment.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2seg·ment
Pronunciation: 'seg-"ment
Function: transitive verb
1 : to cause to undergo segmentation by division ormultiplication of cells
2 : to separate into segments
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Medical Dictionary

segment seg·ment (sěg'mənt)
n.

  1. A clearly differentiated subdivision of an organism or part, such as a metamere.

  2. A part of an organ having independent function, supply, or drainage.

  3. See zona.

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Science Dictionary
segment   (sěg'mənt)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. The portion of a line between any two of its points.

  2. The region bounded by an arc of a circle and the chord that connects the endpoints of the arc.

  3. The portion of a sphere included between a pair of parallel planes that intersect it or are tangent to it.


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