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Noun segment has 2 senses

section, segment - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
--₁ is a kind of part, portion
--₁ is a part of whole, whole thing, unit
--₁ has particulars:
bend, curve; dado; leaf; length; straightaway, straight; subsection, subdivision

Derived form: verb segment₁
segment - one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange"
--₂ is a kind of part, piece
--₂ has particulars: metamere, somite; sarcomere; section; internode
Derived forms: verb segment₂, verb segment₁

Verb segment has 2 senses

segment, section - divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"
--₁ is one way to separate, divide, part

Derived forms: noun segment₂, noun segment₁, noun segmentation₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
segment - divide or split up; "The cells segmented"
--₂ is one way to separate, divide, part

Derived form: noun segment₂
Sample sentence:
Something ----s