segment

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I - noun

1. one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object (Freq. 4)
- a section of a fishing rod
- metal sections were used below ground
- finished the final segment of the road
• Syn:
section
• Derivationally related forms:
section (for: section)
• Hypernyms:
part, portion
• Hyponyms:
bend, curve, dado, leaf, length,
straightaway, straight, subsection, subdivision
• Part Holonyms:
whole, unit
2. one of the parts into which something naturally divides
- a segment of an orange
• Hypernyms:
part, piece
• Hyponyms:
metamere, somite, sarcomere, section, internode

II - verb

1. divide into segments
- segment an orange
- segment a compound word
• Syn:
section
• Derivationally related forms:
section (for: section), segmentation
• Hypernyms:
separate, divide, part
• Hyponyms:
syllabify, syllabicate, syllabize, syllabise, quarter
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. divide or split up
- The cells segmented
• Hypernyms:
separate, divide, part
• Verb Group:
section
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s