segment

Main Entry:: ¹seg·ment
Pronunciation:: \ˈseg-mənt\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Latin segmentum, from secare to cut — more at saw
Date:: 1570

1: a portion cut off from a geometric figure by one or more points, lines, or planes: as a: the area of a circle bounded by a chord and an arc of that circle b: the part of a sphere cut off by a plane or included between two parallel planes c: the finite part of a line between two points in the line 2 a: a separate piece of something : bit , fragment <chop the stalks into short segments> b: one of the constituent parts into which a body, entity, or quantity is divided or marked off by or as if by natural boundaries <all segments of the population agree>

synonyms see part

— seg·men·tary

\-mən-ˌter-ē\ adjective

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