segment
noun [C] /ˈseɡ.mənt/Definition
› any of the parts into which something (especially a circle or sphere) can be divided or into which it is naturally divided: The salad was decorated with segments of orange. People over the age of 85 make up the fastest-growing population segment.Words meaning parts of things
(Definition of segment noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appendage noun
- body noun (MAIN PART)
- cartridge noun
- chunk noun
- compartment noun
- component noun
- constituent noun (PART)
- element noun (PART)
- item noun
- module noun
- panel noun (PART)
- part noun (SOME)
- piece noun (THING)
- section noun (PART)
- side noun (PART)
- slice noun (PIECE)
- sub- prefix (SMALLER)
- subdivision noun
- subsection noun
- unit noun (SEPARATE PART)
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