segment
segment Lexical Profile
segment Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Each of the parts into which something is or may be divided.
"A large segment of the local population voted in favor of the new transit proposal."
A part of a geometric figure cut off by a line or plane intersecting it, especially the finite part of a line between two points or a region of a circle bounded by a chord and an arc.
"The students used a compass and straightedge to bisect the line segment."
One of the series of similar anatomical units into which the body or appendage of certain animals, such as earthworms and insects, is divided, or a natural section of a citrus fruit.
"She peeled the tangerine and separated it into individual segments."
• verb
To divide or separate something into distinct parts, sections, or categories.
"The marketing team decided to segment the customer database by age and purchasing habits."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Latin segmentum ('a strip, piece cut off'), derived from the verb secare ('to cut').