Definition of segment - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
foodsection of fruit like an orange
- I ate a segment of the orange.
2.
portionpart of something considered separately
- Each segment of the pie was delicious.
3.
mediasection of a broadcast or performance
- The news segment covered the recent election results..
4.
mathematicsTECH. part of a line between two pointsTECH.
- Draw a segment connecting points A and B.
5.
geometryTECH. part of a circle between a chord and arcTECH.
- The segment of the circle was shaded.
6.
zoologyTECH. part of an organism arranged in a chainTECH.
- The worm's body is made of segments.
7.
phonologyTECH. discrete unit of speech soundTECH.
- The segment 'p' is a consonant.
8.
technologyTECH. region of memory in a programTECH.
- The segment stores the program's data.
Verb
1.
divisiondivide something into parts
- The teacher asked us to segment the project into manageable tasks..
2.
businessTECH. split a market into distinct groupsTECH.
- The company segmented the market by age and income.
3.
technologyTECH. perform a segmentation in computingTECH.
- The software can segment the image into multiple layers..
Images of segment
section of fruit like an orange 
part of a circle between a chord and arc
Expressions with segment
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place oneself in a specific group
Participants were asked to self-segment in the survey.
specific part of a wider industry with similar products or customers
The company targets the luxury industry segment with high-end accessories.
part of a company focused on one main activity or group of customers
The software business segment grew faster than the hardware division last year.
part of a line with two endpoints
A line segment connects point A to point B directly..
part of a market defined by distinct characteristics
The company targeted a new market segment with its latest product.
group of similar goods treated as one category for planning
The company invested heavily in its premium smartphone product segment.
portion of a circle bounded by an arc and a chord
The area of a circular segment can be calculated using the segment's height and radius..
distinct part of program instructions treated as one section
This code segment handles all user login checks.
part of a program memory layout holding global and static stored values
The global variables are stored in the data segment of the executable.
Origin of segment
Latin, segmentum (a piece cut off)
Terms with segment included in their meaning
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objects
piece or segment of something
tv segment
broadcast program especially a light entertainment program
membership
being a member or segment of something
time segment
later part of a period or event
media
short segment from a film or broadcast
speech sound
segment as a part of spoken language
competitions
additional segment in a quiz or competition
cinema
short segment from a film or video
early section
initial segment of a divided whole
media
opening segment of a video or broadcast
media
short piece of music that identifies a show or recurring segment
fruit
segment of a citrus fruit
travel
segment of a journey or route
small portion
small part or segment of something
garlic segment
one of the small divisions of a bulb of garlic
sports timing
last segment of a time division in sports
garden parts
bright segment around a bloom's seed-making organs, actually an altered leaf
cooking
small segment of a garlic bulb used in cooking
cinema
film segment showing romantic or sexual activity
mathematics
point dividing a line segment into two equal parts
construction
segment of road with ongoing construction
media
news segment broadcast in real time while the event is happening
video editing
create a short video segment from longer footage
gaming
segment of a video game
Examples of segment in a sentence
She peeled the orange to reveal each segment. The segment of the market is growing rapidly. He completed the final segment of the race. The comedy segment was the highlight of the show. She hosted a segment on healthy eating. The segment was measured to be five centimeters.
In geometry class, we learned about the segment. He calculated the area of the segment for his math homework. The segment was marked with a dotted line on the diagram. Each segment of the centipede has a pair of legs. The lobster's tail is divided into several segments. The vowel segment is crucial in this word. Each segment in the phrase is distinct. Each segment in the memory must be allocated properly. The corrupted segment caused the program to crash. We need to segment the market to target different customer groups. The software can segment the image into different regions. They plan to segment their audience based on preferences. Retailers often segment products by price range. The algorithm can segment the data into different categories. They used a tool to segment the video into scenes.
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- French:segment, segmenter, ...
- German:Segment, segmentieren, ...
- Italian:spicchio, segmentare, ...
- Spanish:gajo, dividir, ...
- Portuguese:gomo, dividir, ...
- Chinese:瓣, 分割, ...
- Japanese:一房, 分割する, ...
- Arabic:شَرِيحَة, قَسَّمَ, ...
- Hebrew:פֶלַח, לְחַלֵּק, ...
- Russian:долька, разделить, ...
- Ukrainian:сегмент, розділити, ...
- Hindi:फाँक, विभाजित करना, ...
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