segment

Pronunciation

noun

• (UK) (US) enPR: sĕgʹmənt, IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛɡ.mənt/

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verb

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /sɛɡˈmɛnt/

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• (US) enPR: sĕgʹmĕnt or sĕg-mĕntʹ, IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛɡmɛnt/ or /sɛɡˈmɛnt/

Noun

Singular segment

Plural segments

1. a part of something

   How long is that segment of rope?

   Separate the orange into 'segments then add the segments to the fruit salad.

   The snowflake segment of The Nutcracker is my favorite part of the ballet.

   The Cowboy-in-Brooklyn segment of the television show was written by Mel Brooks.

Verb

Plain form segment

Third-person singular segments

Past tense segmented

Past participle segmented

Present participle segmenting

1. If you segment something, you make it into segments or parts

   Will you peel and segment the orange for the fruit salad?

   I peeled and segmented the orange for the fruit salad.

Related words

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