segment

  1. Noun.  A length of some object.
  2. Noun.  (mathematics) A straight path between two points that is the shortest distance between them.
  3. Noun.  (geometry) The part of a circle between its circumference and a chord (usually other than the diameter).
  4. Noun.  (topology) Any of the pieces that comprise an order tree.
  5. Noun.  (phonology) A consonant or a vowel.
  6. Noun.  (broadcasting) A part of a broadcast program, devoted to a topic.
  7. Noun.  (computing) An Ethernet bus.
  8. Noun.  (travel) A portion of an itinerary; can be a flight or train between two cities, a car or hotel booked in a particular city.
  9. Noun.  (botany) A portion of an organ whose cells are derive from a single cell within the primordium from which the organ developed.
  10. Noun.  (zoology) One of several parts of an organism, with similar structure, arranged in a chain; such as a vertebra, or a third of an insect's thorax.
  11. Verb.  To divide into segments or sections.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.