segment
noun
[ ˈsɛɡm(ə)nt ]
• each of the parts into which something is or may be divided.
• "a large segment of the local population"
Similar:
piece,
part,
bit,
section,
chunk,
division,
portion,
slice,
fragment,
component,
wedge,
lump,
slab,
hunk,
parcel,
tranche,
wodge,
subdivision,
fraction,
constituent,
element,
unit,
module,
ingredient,
department,
compartment,
sector,
branch,
wing,
• a part of a figure cut off by a line or plane intersecting it.
• each of the series of similar anatomical units of which the body and appendages of some animals are composed, such as the visible rings of an earthworm's body.
• the smallest distinct part of a spoken utterance, especially with regard to vowel and consonant sounds rather than stress or intonation.
segment
verb
• divide (something) into separate parts or sections.
• "the unemployed are segmented into two groups"
Similar:
divide,
divide up,
subdivide,
separate,
split,
split up,
cut up,
carve up,
slice up,
break up,
dismember,
sever,
segregate,
divorce,
partition,
section,
compartment,
share out,
portion out,
distribute,
Origin:
late 16th century (as a term in geometry): from Latin segmentum, from secare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the mid 19th century.
