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segment
seg·ment
(sĕg′mənt)n.
1. Any of the parts into which something can be divided: segments of the community; a segment of a television program.
2. Mathematics
a. The portion of a line between any two points on the line.
b. The area bounded by a chord and the arc of a curve subtended by the chord.
c. The portion of a sphere cut off by two parallel planes.
3. Biology A clearly differentiated subdivision of an organism or part, such as a metamere.
tr. & intr.v. (sĕg-mĕnt′) seg·ment·ed, seg·ment·ing, seg·ments
To divide or become divided into segments.
seg′men·tar′y (-mən-tĕr′ē) adj.
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segment
n
1. (Mathematics) maths
a. a part of a line or curve between two points
b. a part of a plane or solid figure cut off by an intersecting line, plane, or planes, esp one between a chord and an arc of a circle
2. one of several parts or sections into which an object is divided; portion
3. (Zoology) zoology any of the parts into which the body or appendages of an annelid or arthropod are divided
4. (Phonetics & Phonology) linguistics a speech sound considered in isolation
vb
to cut or divide (a whole object) into segments
[C16: from Latin segmentum, from secāre to cut]
segmentary adj
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seg•ment
(n. ˈsɛg mənt; v. ˈsɛg mɛnt, sɛgˈmɛnt)n.
1. one of the parts into which something is divided; a division, portion, or section.
2. Geom.
a. a part cut off from a figure, esp. a circular or spherical one, by a line or plane.
b. a finite section of a line.
3. an object, as a machine part, having the form of a segment or sector of a circle.
v.t., v.i. 4. to separate or divide into segments.
[1560–70; < Latin segmentum=sec(āre) to cut + -mentum -ment]
seg′men•tar`y (-mənˌtɛr i) adj.
seg′men•tate`, adj.
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seg·ment
(sĕg′mənt)1. The portion of a line between any two of its points.
2. The region bounded by an arc of a circle and the chord that connects the endpoints of the arc.
3. The portion of a sphere included between a pair of parallel planes that intersect it or are tangent to it.
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segment
Past participle: segmented
Gerund: segmenting
| Imperative |
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| segment |
| segment |
| Present |
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| I segment |
| you segment |
| he/she/it segments |
| we segment |
| you segment |
| they segment |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I segmented |
| you segmented |
| he/she/it segmented |
| we segmented |
| you segmented |
| they segmented |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am segmenting |
| you are segmenting |
| he/she/it is segmenting |
| we are segmenting |
| you are segmenting |
| they are segmenting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have segmented |
| you have segmented |
| he/she/it has segmented |
| we have segmented |
| you have segmented |
| they have segmented |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was segmenting |
| you were segmenting |
| he/she/it was segmenting |
| we were segmenting |
| you were segmenting |
| they were segmenting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had segmented |
| you had segmented |
| he/she/it had segmented |
| we had segmented |
| you had segmented |
| they had segmented |
| Future |
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| I will segment |
| you will segment |
| he/she/it will segment |
| we will segment |
| you will segment |
| they will segment |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have segmented |
| you will have segmented |
| he/she/it will have segmented |
| we will have segmented |
| you will have segmented |
| they will have segmented |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be segmenting |
| you will be segmenting |
| he/she/it will be segmenting |
| we will be segmenting |
| you will be segmenting |
| they will be segmenting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been segmenting |
| you have been segmenting |
| he/she/it has been segmenting |
| we have been segmenting |
| you have been segmenting |
| they have been segmenting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been segmenting |
| you will have been segmenting |
| he/she/it will have been segmenting |
| we will have been segmenting |
| you will have been segmenting |
| they will have been segmenting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been segmenting |
| you had been segmenting |
| he/she/it had been segmenting |
| we had been segmenting |
| you had been segmenting |
| they had been segmenting |
| Conditional |
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| I would segment |
| you would segment |
| he/she/it would segment |
| we would segment |
| you would segment |
| they would segment |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have segmented |
| you would have segmented |
| he/she/it would have segmented |
| we would have segmented |
| you would have segmented |
| they would have segmented |
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Noun 1. [画像:segment - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object]segment - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
dado - the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
leaf - hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
length - a section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing"
part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
straightaway, straight - a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
subsection, subdivision - a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided
2. segment - one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange"
metamere, somite - one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally
sarcomere - one of the segments into which a myofibril is divided
section - a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange"
part, piece - a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
internode - a segment of a stem between two nodes
Verb 1. segment - divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"
segment - divide or split up; "The cells segmented"
quarter - divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
2. segment - divide or split up; "The cells segmented"
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segment
noun
1. section, part, piece, division, element, slice, portion, wedge, compartment, subdivision the poorer segments of society
verb
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segment
noun1. One of the parts into which something is divided:
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Translations
قِطاع من دائِرَهقِطْعَه
částdílsegment
cirkeludsnitdelsegment
partur, hlutisneiî
atkarpasudarytas iš segmentų
daivadaļasegments
segment
segment
B. [segˈment] VT [+ circle, society, journey, market] → segmentar ; [+ citrus fruit] → desgajar, separar en gajos
C. [segˈment] VI → segmentarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
segment
[ˈsɛgmənt] n (gen) (= part) → segment m
[orange, lemon] → quartier m
(GEOMETRY) [circle] → segment m
(COMMERCE) [market] → segment m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
segment
n → Teil m; (of worm) → Glied nt, → Segment nt; (of orange) → Stück nt, → Rippe f, → Schnitz m (dial); (of circle) → Abschnitt m, → Segment nt
vt → zerlegen, segmentieren
vi → sich teilen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
segment
[n ˈsɛgmənt; vb ˌsɛgˈmɛnt]1. n (section) → parte f; (of orange) → spicchio (Geom) → segmento circolare
line segment (Geom) → segmento
line segment (Geom) → segmento
2. vt → segmentare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
segment
(ˈsegmənt) noun1. a part or section. He divided the orange into segments. segment, deel قِطْعَه част segmento část, díl(ek) der Teil del; segment τμήμα, τεμάχιο segmento viil, lõik بخش osa segment פלח फांक odsječak, segment szelet bagian partur, hluti segmento 部分 조각 dalelė, skiltis daļa; daiva ulas part del, stykke; appelsinbåt; ledd cząstka برخه، ونډه، ټوټه: قطعه (هندسه): كړۍ: بند segmento bucată часть; долька časť, diel del kriška del, klyfta แบ่งออกเป็นส่วน parça, dilim 部分,區隔 частина; шматок کوئی قطعہ múi, đoạn 部分
2. a part of eg a circle cut off by a straight line. segment, sektor قِطاع من دائِرَه геом. сегмент segmento segment das Segment cirkeludsnit; segment τομέας, τμήμα segmento segment قطعه lohko segment קטע खंड kolutić metszet bagian lingkaran sneið segmento 弧 호 atkarpa segments bahagian segment segment odcinek قطعه segmento segment сектор, сегмент segment izsek odsečak segment เสี้ยวของวงกลม daire parçası 圓被切割出的部份,弦,弓形 сегмент دائرے کا کوئی حصہ جو سیدھی لکیر سے منقسم ہو کر بنا ہو hình cầu 弧段,弓形
segmented (segˈmentid) , ((American) ˈsegmentid) adjective divided into segments. An insect has a segmented body. gesegmenteer مُقَطَّع إلى أقسام أو قِطَع сегментиран segmentado členitý geteilt delt κατάτμητος segmentado lüliline قطعه قطعه شده jakautunut formé de segments מחולק खंडित, सखंड koji se sastoji od dijelova, segmentiran szelvényes, ízelt beruas-ruas hlutaður, þættur; liðskiptur segmentato 節のある 분절되어 있는 sudarytas iš segmentų sadalīts segmentos/posmos bersegmen gesegmenteerd leddet, ledd- rozczłonkowany قطعه قطعه segmentado segmentat, din segmente сегментный článkovaný (raz)členjen segmentiran segmenterad, delad แบ่งเป็นส่วน ๆ parçalı 分割的 сегментований; поділений на сегменти قطعات میں منقسم phân đoạn 分段的
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seg·ment
n. segmento, porción, sección.
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segment
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