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    Segment

    Definitions

    1 | noun | one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object 2 | noun | one of the parts into which something naturally divides 3 | verb | divide into segments 4 | verb | divide or split up

    Pronunciation

    s'egmuhnt (IPA: sˈɛɡmənt)

    Hyphenation

    seg-ment (7 letters | 2 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1570 (Elizabethan era | European Renaissance) (455 years ago)

    Word origin

    Latin

    Word frequency history

    Inflected forms

    segments | segmented | segmenting

    Synonyms

    section | paragraph

    Narrower terms

    bend | curve | dado | leaf | length | straight | straightaway | subdivision | subsection | internode | metamere | sarcomere | section | somite | quarter | ... (total: 19)

    Broader terms

    part | portion | piece | divide | separate (total: 5)

    Rhymes

    (none among common words)

    Lexically close words

    ferment | regiment | sediment | segmental

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 部門 (noun) Hindi: | खंड (noun) Arabic: | قِطعَة (noun) Spanish: | segmento (general) | segmentar (division) | dividir en segmentos (division) French: | segment (general) | segmenter (division) | diviser en segments (division)

    Other notable uses

    segment.com | segment.net | segment.org | segment.info

    Crossword puzzle clues

    Division | Part | TV news story (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    10 (International English) | 10 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) 734-6368

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