SEGMENT


Meaning of SEGMENT in English

The noun is pronounced /segmənt/. The verb is pronounced /segment/.

( segmented)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

A segment of something is one part of it, considered separately from the rest.

...the poorer segments of society.

...the third segment of his journey.

= section

N-COUNT : N of n

2.

A segment of fruit such as an orange or grapefruit is one of the sections into which it is easily divided.

N-COUNT

3.

A segment of a circle is one of the two parts into which it is divided when you draw a straight line through it.

N-COUNT : usu N of n

4.

A segment of a market is one part of it, considered separately from the rest.

Three-to-five day cruises are the fastest-growing segment of the market...

Women’s tennis is the market leader in a growing market segment–women’s sports.

N-COUNT

5.

If a company segments a market, it divides it into separate parts, usually in order to improve marketing opportunities. ( BUSINESS )

The big six record companies are multinational, and thus can segment the world market into national ones.

VERB : V n into n

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