segment

(noun, verb)

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.