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 [n. seg-muhnt; v. seg-ment, seg-ment]   Origin

seg·ment

   [n. seg-muhnt; v. seg-ment, seg-ment]
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, especially 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, especially 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.
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6.
an arclike support on which the typebars of a typewriter rest when not in use.
COLLAPSE
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
7.
to separate or divide into segments.

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Origin:
1560–70; < Latin segmentum, equivalent to sec(āre) to cut + -mentum -ment

Related forms
seg·men·tar·y  [seg-muhn-ter-ee] , adjective
seg·men·tate, adjective
in·ter·seg·ment, noun, adjective
mul·ti·seg·ment, adjective
mul·ti·seg·ment·ed, adjective
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non·seg·men·tar·y, adjective
non·seg·ment·ed, adjective
un·seg·men·tar·y, adjective
un·seg·ment·ed, adjective
COLLAPSE

Synonyms
1. See part.

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Word Origin & History

segment
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.
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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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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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