segment
noun
1. one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
- finished the final segment of the road
Similar word(s): section
Definition categories: man–made, part, portion
2. one of the parts into which something naturally divides
- a segment of an orange
Definition categories: object, part, piece
Sentences with segment as a noun:
- a segment of rope
- a segment of an orange;
- The news showed a segment on global warming.
verb
1. divide into segments
- segment an orange
- segment a compound word
Similar word(s): section
Definition categories: contact, divide, part, separate
2. divide or split up
- The cells segmented
Definition categories: contact, divide, part, separate
Sentences with segment as a verb:
- Segment the essay by topic.