English noun: segment | |||
1. | segment (artifact) one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object | ||
Samples | A section of a fishing rod. Metal sections were used below ground. Finished the final segment of the road. | ||
Synonyms | section | ||
Broader (hypernym) | part, portion | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bend, curve, dado, leaf, length, straight, straightaway, subdivision, subsection | ||
Part meronym | unit, whole | ||
2. | segment (object) one of the parts into which something naturally divides | ||
Samples | A segment of an orange. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | part, piece | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | internode, metamere, sarcomere, section, somite | ||
English verb: segment | |||
1. | segment (contact) divide into segments | ||
Samples | Segment an orange. Segment a compound word. | ||
Synonyms | section | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | divide, part, separate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | quarter, syllabicate, syllabify, syllabise, syllabize | ||
Verb group | segment | ||
2. | segment (contact) divide or split up | ||
Samples | The cells segmented. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | divide, part, separate | ||
Verb group | section, segment | ||