Synonyms for segment
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
One of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion.
a segment of an orange; a segment of a compound or divided leaf
- n. 2
A length of some object.
Related words
- Word family
- segmental segmentation
- Phrases
- circle segment line segment circular segment muscle segment market segment
- Other spellings
- segmentate
Forms
- Plural
- segments → clefts, liths, cloves, sections…
Example sentences
- cleft The cleft in the rock provided shelter for the hiker.
- section Could you explain the last section more precisely?
- portion A small portion of ham, please, and a draught beer.
By length
- 3 letters
- bit1
- 4 letters
- part1, lith
- 5 letters
- piece1, cleft1, clove1
- 6 letters
- member2
- 7 letters
- section2, portion2
- 8 letters
- division3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (member2 = 2 syllables).