segment

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US /ˈsɛɡmɛnt/ UK /ˈsɛɡ.mənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #12761

Meanings

1

noun
one of the parts that something is divided into

She peeled the orange and ate one segment.
2

noun
a separate part of a broadcast, market, or group

The show ended with a segment on healthy cooking.
3

verb
to divide something into separate parts

The company segments its customers by age.

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Synonyms

1 noun · one of the parts that... section

3 verb · to divide something into... section

Word family

Forms segmentedsegmentingsegments

Derived forms bisegmentdiplosegmenthaplosegmenthemisegmentintersegmentintrasegmentmacrosegmentmicrosegmentmidsegmentmonosegmentmultisegmentoversegment

Related forms secant sect section sectorsegmentationsomite

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Phrases (1)

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line segment
the part of a straight line bounded by two endpoints

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Segment, recorded from the late 16th century, ultimately derives from the Latin root secare, meaning “to cut.” The same root also lies behind insect, dissect, section, and secateurs.

Etymology

From Latin segmentum (“a piece cut off, a strip, segment of the earth, a strip of tinsel”), from secāre (“to cut”).

*sek- Proto-Indo-European segmentum Latin

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# segment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɛɡmɛnt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɛɡ.mənt/
**Frequency rank:** 12761

## Meanings
1. one of the parts that something is divided into
2. a separate part of a broadcast, market, or group
3. to divide something into separate parts

## Examples
- She peeled the orange and ate one segment.
- The show ended with a segment on healthy cooking.
- The company segments its customers by age.

## Derived Forms
- bisegment
- diplosegment
- haplosegment
- hemisegment
- intersegment
- intrasegment
- macrosegment
- microsegment
- midsegment
- monosegment
- multisegment
- oversegment

## Related Forms
- secant
- sect
- section
- sector
- segmentation
- somite

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sek-
- Root: segmentum

## Etymology
From Latin segmentum (“a piece cut off, a strip, segment of the earth, a strip of tinsel”), from secāre (“to cut”).

## AI Etymology
Segment is from Latin segmentum (“a piece cut off, a strip, segment of the earth, a strip of tinsel”), from secāre (“to cut”). Important forms in the word's history include Proto-Indo-European *sek-, Latin segmentum. In current use it includes senses such as one of the parts that something is divided into and a separate part of a broadcast, market, or group.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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