segments
Meaning of segments
plural noun
- each of the parts into which something is or may be divided.
a large segment of the local population
orange segments
the market for private cars can be broken down into several segments
- a part of a figure cut off by a line or plane intersecting it.
- each of the series of similar anatomical units of which the body and appendages of some animals are composed, such as the visible rings of an earthworm's body.
- the smallest distinct part of a spoken utterance, especially with regard to vowel and consonant sounds rather than stress or intonation.
- divide (something) into separate parts or sections.
the unemployed are segmented into two groups
late 16th century (as a term in geometry): from Latin segmentum, from secare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the mid 19th century.
Information about segments
- The singular form of segments is: segment.
- Languages in which segments is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of segments
seg-ments
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- segments is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
segments synonyms
Meaning a portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole:
Meaning an amount or section which, when combined with others, makes up the whole of something:
Meaning a small piece, part, or quantity of something:
Meaning any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up:
Meaning a thick, solid piece of something:
Meaning each of the parts into which something is divided:
Meaning a part of a whole:
Meaning a thin, broad piece of food, such as bread, meat, or cake, cut from a larger portion:
Meaning a small part broken off or separated from something:
Meaning a part or element of a larger whole, especially a part of a machine or vehicle:
Meaning an object or piece of something shaped like a wedge:
Meaning a compact mass of a substance, especially one without a definite or regular shape:
Meaning a large, thick, flat piece of stone or concrete, typically square or rectangular in shape:
Meaning a large piece of something, especially food, cut or broken off a larger piece:
Meaning an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by post:
Meaning a portion of something, especially money:
Meaning a large piece or amount of something:
Meaning the action of subdividing or being subdivided:
Meaning a numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g. 1/2, 0.5):
Meaning a component part of something:
Meaning an essential or characteristic part of something abstract:
Meaning an individual thing or person regarded as single and complete but which can also form an individual component of a larger or more complex whole:
Meaning each of a set of standardized parts or independent units that can be used to construct a more complex structure, such as an item of furniture or a building:
Meaning any of the foods or substances that are combined to make a particular dish:
Meaning a division of a large organization such as a government, university, or business, dealing with a specific area of activity:
Meaning a separate section or part of a structure or container:
Meaning an area or portion that is distinct from others:
Meaning a part of a tree which grows out from the trunk or from a bough:
Meaning (in a bird) a modified forelimb that bears large feathers and is used for flying:
Meaning separate or be separated into parts:
Meaning divide (something that has already been divided or that is a separate unit):
Meaning cause to move or be apart:
Meaning break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain:
Meaning cut off the limbs of (a person or animal):
Meaning divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly:
Meaning set apart from the rest or from each other; isolate or divide:
Meaning legally dissolve one's marriage with (someone):
Meaning divide into parts:
Meaning give a share or a unit of (something) to each of a number of recipients:
segments antonyms
Meaning a thing that is complete in itself:
Meaning combine or unite to form one organization or structure:
Words that rhyme with segments
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