segment

1. 1.

   divide into segments

   “segment an orange”

   “segment a compound word”

   Synonymssection

   Broaderseparate

   Narrowersyllabifyquarter
2. 2.

   divide or split up

   “The cells segmented”

   Broaderseparate

Other forms of segment

plural

segments·

past tense

segmented·

present participle

segmenting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about segment

What does segment mean?

segment means "one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in segment?

segment has 2 syllables: seg-ment. The stress falls on "seg". In IPA it is /ˈsɛɡmənt/.

What is another word for segment?

Close synonyms include section, section. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is segment a common word?

segment is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.