I. seg ‧ ment 1 /ˈseɡmənt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: segmentum , from secare 'to cut' ]
1 . a part of something that is different from or affected differently from the whole in some way
segment of
segments of the population
2 .
a part of a fruit, flower, or insect that it naturally divides into:
Decorate with orange segments.
3 . technical the part of a circle that is separated from the rest of the circle when you draw a straight line across it
4 . technical the part of a line or of a length of something between two points
segment of
segments of DNA
II. seg ‧ ment 2 /seɡˈment/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to divide something into parts that are different from each other