segment

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Academic

n. a part of a larger group of people or a market.

n. a specific portion of a population or market that shares common characteristics.

“The company is trying to reach a younger segment of the market.”

“The marketing strategy specifically targets the high-income segment of the population living in urban areas.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a short part of a TV or radio show about a specific topic.

n. a self-contained part of a broadcast programme devoted to a particular subject or interview.

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“The news included a short segment about the local flower show.”

“The morning show featured a ten-minute segment on sustainable gardening before moving to the weather report.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Travel Technical

n. one part of a long journey, like a single flight.

n. a portion of an itinerary, typically representing a single flight or train journey between two cities.

“The first segment of our trip is a three-hour flight to Paris.”

“The business traveller requested a change to the final segment of his multi-city itinerary due to a scheduling conflict.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Mathematics Technical

n. a part of a line or a circle cut off by a line.

n. a part of a line between two points, or a part of a circle cut off by a chord.

“The teacher asked the students to measure the length of the line segment.”

“The area of the circular segment can be calculated by subtracting the area of the triangle from the area of the sector.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Academic

v. to divide something into smaller parts or groups.

v. to divide or partition a whole into separate sections or categories.

“The software allows you to segment your email list by location.”

“The researchers decided to segment the data by age group to see if there were significant differences in the results.”