SEGMENT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a section of a fishing rod
    • metal sections were used below ground
    • finished the final segment of the road
    Hypernyms(s) segment is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • one of the parts into which something naturally divides
    Usage Example(s)
    • a segment of an orange
    Hypernyms(s) segment is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

SEGMENT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • divide or split up
    Usage Example(s)
    • The cells segmented
    Hypernyms(s) segment is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • divide into segments
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • segment an orange
    • segment a compound word
    Hypernyms(s) segment is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)