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segments

segments is the plural of segment.

segments is the third-person singular simple present indicative of segment.

Meaning of segment

Noun

segment (plural segments)

  1. A length of some object.
    • a segment of rope
  2. One of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion.
    • a segment of an orange; a segment of a compound or divided leaf
    Synonyms:
    cleft, clove, lith
  3. A straight path between two points that is the shortest distance between them; a line segment.
    Synonyms:
    line segment
  4. The part of a circle between its circumference and a chord (usually other than the diameter).
  5. The part of a sphere cut off by a plane.
  6. Any of the pieces that constitute an order tree.

See all 14 meanings of segment

Phrases with segments

Questions about segments

What is segments the plural of?
Segments is the plural of segment.

Words near segments in the dictionary

  1. segmentizes
  2. segmentizing
  3. segmentless
  4. segmentor
  5. segmentors
  6. segments
  7. segmentwise
  8. segni
  9. segnitite
  10. segnitude
  11. segnity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: segments (page history and authors); segment (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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