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Definition segment in British English

segment noun

[countable] noun
/ˈseɡmənt/
1

a separate part of anything

Example

Cut the dough into eight equal segments.

Example

The decision was very popular among certain segments of the population.

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part unit section
2

a part of a fruit such as an orange or a grapefruit that can easily be separated into parts

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bruising core dextrose
2.1

one of the parts of something such as a flower or an insect's body that has clearly separate parts

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abdomen antenna compound eye
3

a part of a line or curve between any two points on it

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arc axis chord
3.1

a part of a circle that is formed by a straight line going across it but not passing through the centre

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arc axis chord
Definition segment in British English