segment
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
segments
plural
segments
Britannica Dictionary definition of SEGMENT
[count]
1
:
one of the parts into which something can be divided
:
section
— often + of
-
The railroad track is divided into segments.
-
in the final segment of the book
-
The segment of the population over 70 years of age is growing larger.
-
The company controls a large segment of the market.
-
the segments of an orange
2
geometry
a
:
a part of a circle formed by drawing a straight line between two points on the circle
b
:
a part of a straight line between two points
segments;
segmented;
segmenting
segments;
segmented;
segmenting
Britannica Dictionary definition of SEGMENT
[+ object]
:
to divide (something) into parts
-
Market researchers have segmented the population into different age groups.
— segmented
adjective-
a worm that has a segmented body = a segmented worm [=a worm whose body is made of different segments or sections]
