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segment
Phoneticsseg·ment
/ˈsɛɡmənt/
Definitions
01a physical part
n. one of the parts that something naturally separates into, like a slice of fruit.
n. one of the constituent parts into which a body or object naturally separates or is divided.
“She peeled the orange and gave a small segment to her daughter.”
“The insect's body is divided into several distinct segments, each protected by a hard outer shell.”
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02a group or section
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.”
Academic
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03media/broadcast
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.
“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.”
04travel/itinerary
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.”
Technical
05geometry
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.”
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06to divide
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.”
Academic
Real-World Examples
“But for one large and growing segment of the workforce—workers over 55—that approach might not work.” “A segment of the progressive left has a ready answer: Democrats abandoned working-class voters economically – on trade, wages and industrial policy.” “LeCun has made waves with an opinion that some working in AI and LLMs see as contrarian, but he’s actually speaking for a sizable segment of the field.” “The screen revealed hundreds of viral RNA segments capable of enhancing gene expression.” Etymology
From Latin segmentum (“a piece cut off, a strip, segment of the earth, a strip of tinsel”), from secāre (“to cut”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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englishreference.com/q/segment