segment
segment definition
seg·ment (seg′mənt; for v., -ment)
noun
- any of the parts into which a body is separated or separable; division; section
- Geom.
- a part of a figure, esp. of a circle or sphere, marked off or made separate by a line or plane, as a part of a circular area bounded by an arc and its chord
- any of the finite sections of a line
- Linguis. a phone, or single sound, in the stream of speech
- Zool.
- metamere
- the part of an arthropod appendage between joints
Etymology: L segmentum < secare, to cut: see saw
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to divide into segments
Related Forms:
- segmentary seg′·men·tar′y adjective
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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