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seven-segment

seven-segment adjective: of an electronic device or display: consisting of three horizontal and four vertical lines, in an arrangement similar to the shape of the number 8, that may be individually shown or hidden, usually for the display of numeric digits; or consisting of a set of these arrangements.

seven-segment: of an electronic device or display: consisting of three horizontal and four vertical lines, in an...
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Adjective

seven-segment (not comparable)

  1. Of an electronic device or display: consisting of three horizontal and four vertical lines, in an arrangement similar to the shape of the number 8, that may be individually shown or hidden, usually for the display of numeric digits; or consisting of a set of these arrangements.
    • a seven-segment readout
    • a seven-segment display

Questions about seven-segment

What does seven-segment mean?
Seven-segment means of an electronic device or display: consisting of three horizontal and four vertical lines, in an arrangement similar to the shape of the number 8, that may be individually shown or hidden, usually for the display of numeric digits; or consisting of a set of these arrangements.
What part of speech is seven-segment?
Seven-segment is an adjective.

Words near seven-segment in the dictionary

  1. seven-level screwdriver
  2. seven-level screwdrivers
  3. seven-levels
  4. seven-night
  5. seven-nights
  6. seven-segment
  7. seven-shooter
  8. seven-shooters
  9. seven-thirties
  10. seven-thirty
  11. seven-thousander

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