Segment

Quick meaning: Segment is a noun meaning A length of some object.

Meaning

A length of some object.

More Meanings

1. One of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion.
2. (mathematics) A portion.
3. (sciences) A portion.
4. (broadcasting) A part of a broadcast program, devoted to a topic.
5. (computing) An Ethernet bus.
6. (computing) A region of memory or a fragment of an executable file designated to contain a particular part of a program.
7. (travel) A portion of an itinerary: it may be a flight or train between two cities, or a car or hotel booked in a particular city.

Example Sentences

a segment of rope

Segment the essay by topic.

The news showed a segment on global warming.

a segment of an orange; a segment of a compound or divided leaf

Word Forms

• segments
• segmenting
• segmented

Synonyms for segment

Depending on context, synonyms include lith, cleft, clove, section.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include section, tranche, fraction, segmentation, chunk, part.

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