1
: a portion cut off from a geometric figure by one or more points, lines, or planes: such as
a
: the area of a circle bounded by a chord and an arc of that circle
b
: the part of a sphere cut off by a plane or included between two parallel planes
c
: the finite part of a line between two points in the line
seg·ment
ˈseg-ˌment 
segmented; segmenting; segments
: to separate into segments : give off as segments
Examples of segment in a Sentence
Noun
The railroad track is divided into segments.
I think I lost one segment of this model kit.
Verb
Market researchers have segmented the population into different age groups.
Recent Examples on the Web
I.c. Murrell, arkansasonline.com, 23 Apr. 2024
But the company’s newer PCs feature a novel – and potentially more economical – approach to this nascent segment: its newer notebook PCs can put some Samsung tablets to work as second screens.
—Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Black households tend to give more of their discretionary income – as much as 25 percent more – to charitable causes than other segments of society.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 23 Apr. 2024
Announcing its results last October, Unilever’s CFO credited much of the group’s 8% growth in its personal care segment to those returning-to-work (and subsequently hygiene-conscious) shoppers rushing to buy deodorant.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 22 Apr. 2024
The behavior of some of the segment’s early users, though, also raise some potential issues if The Underline, as its sponsors fervently hope, becomes heavily traveled.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
The podcast is funny and sweet, especially the pre-interview segments with longtime associate Sona Movsesian and producer Mark Gourley.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
If the state’s largest health system is able to sway city leaders, a two-block segment of Fairbanks Street Northwest between Bond Avenue and Ionia Avenue would get the new moniker.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
Rohani said the water district has completed the majority of its canal replacement project except for one segment, which is at East Cypress Road.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Tayler Adigun, Allure, 25 Mar. 2024
Focusing on this type of data also gives us the ability to segment audience types far more effectively for personalized messaging, creatives, nurturing and so on.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Radish pastries look like fat caterpillars, finely segmented and impossibly flaky.
—Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
One approach to this balancing act is to segment the market according to values.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
The Super Bowl remains the largest television advertising event, no matter how segmented the media world becomes.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
With seven detachable containers, each a different color, labeled for the day of the week, and conveniently segmented for morning and night doses, managing your medication schedule becomes a breeze.
—Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024
The sheer black skirt was segmented into each sign, with its corresponding animal and symbol embroidered at the hem.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
Communication professionals need to segment beyond regional or country level.
—Ajay Khari, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Noun
One of the project’s plans is to right-size a 1.2-mile segment of the corridor with urban infill land-use improvements between the downtown business district and Jefferson Regional Medical Center.
—I.c. Murrell, arkansasonline.com, 23 Apr. 2024
But the company’s newer PCs feature a novel – and potentially more economical – approach to this nascent segment: its newer notebook PCs can put some Samsung tablets to work as second screens.
—Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Black households tend to give more of their discretionary income – as much as 25 percent more – to charitable causes than other segments of society.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 23 Apr. 2024
Announcing its results last October, Unilever’s CFO credited much of the group’s 8% growth in its personal care segment to those returning-to-work (and subsequently hygiene-conscious) shoppers rushing to buy deodorant.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 22 Apr. 2024
The behavior of some of the segment’s early users, though, also raise some potential issues if The Underline, as its sponsors fervently hope, becomes heavily traveled.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
The podcast is funny and sweet, especially the pre-interview segments with longtime associate Sona Movsesian and producer Mark Gourley.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
If the state’s largest health system is able to sway city leaders, a two-block segment of Fairbanks Street Northwest between Bond Avenue and Ionia Avenue would get the new moniker.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
Rohani said the water district has completed the majority of its canal replacement project except for one segment, which is at East Cypress Road.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Verb
Your stylist will start the actual installation process by sectioning your hair — first by parting it into rows, then segmenting those rows into even smaller sections that are about the width of your tape-in extension pieces.
—Tayler Adigun, Allure, 25 Mar. 2024
Focusing on this type of data also gives us the ability to segment audience types far more effectively for personalized messaging, creatives, nurturing and so on.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Radish pastries look like fat caterpillars, finely segmented and impossibly flaky.
—Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
One approach to this balancing act is to segment the market according to values.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
The Super Bowl remains the largest television advertising event, no matter how segmented the media world becomes.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
With seven detachable containers, each a different color, labeled for the day of the week, and conveniently segmented for morning and night doses, managing your medication schedule becomes a breeze.
—Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024
The sheer black skirt was segmented into each sign, with its corresponding animal and symbol embroidered at the hem.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
Communication professionals need to segment beyond regional or country level.
—Ajay Khari, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
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segment
1 of 2 noun
seg·ment
ˈseg-mənt
2
a
: a part cut off from a geometric figure by a line
especially
: the part of a circle enclosed by a chord and an arc
b
: a part of a straight line included between two points
called also line segment
segmented
adjective
ˈseg-ˌment-əd
seg-ˈment-
segment
2 of 2 verb
seg·ment
ˈseg-ˌment
: to separate into segments
Medical Definition
segment
1 of 2 noun
seg·ment
ˈseg-mənt
: one of the constituent parts into which a body, entity, or quantity is divided or marked off by or as if by natural boundaries
bronchopulmonary segments
the affected segment of the colon was resected
segment
2 of 2 transitive verb
seg·ment
ˈseg-ˌment
1
: to cause to undergo segmentation by division or multiplication of cells
2
: to separate into segments
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