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Definition of segment noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

segment

noun
 
segment pronunciation English ˈseɡmənt segment pronunciation American ˈseɡmənt
1 a part of something that is separate from the other parts or can be considered separatelyShe cleaned a small segment of the painting.Lines divided the area into segments.2 one of the sections of an orange, a lemon, etc.3 (geometry) a part of a circle separated from the rest by a single line4 (phonetics) the smallest speech sound that a word can be divided into