segment

seg-ment · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Each of the parts into which something is divided.

  2. 2.

    [geometry]A part of a line between two points.

  3. 3.

    [as verb]To divide into segments.

Forms

plural: segments

Related words

Antonyms: whole
See also: divide, portion, section
Synonyms: part, portion, section

Etymology

From Latin segmentum ("a piece cut off"), from secare ("to cut").