segment 1 of 2

as in portion
one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled I think I lost one segment of this model kit

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segment

2 of 2

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How is the word segment distinct from other similar nouns?

Some common synonyms of segment are division, fragment, member, part, piece, portion, and section. While all these words mean "something less than the whole," segment applies to a part separated or marked out by or as if by natural lines of cleavage.

the retired segment of the population

Where would division be a reasonable alternative to segment?

The synonyms division and segment are sometimes interchangeable, but division applies to a large or diversified part.

the manufacturing division of the company

When can fragment be used instead of segment?

The meanings of fragment and segment largely overlap; however, fragment applies to a part produced by or as if by breaking off.

only a fragment of the play still exists

In what contexts can member take the place of segment?

While the synonyms member and segment are close in meaning, member suggests one of the functional units composing a body.

a structural member

When might part be a better fit than segment?

Although the words part and segment have much in common, part is a general term appropriate when indefiniteness is required.

they ran only part of the way

When could piece be used to replace segment?

The words piece and segment can be used in similar contexts, but piece applies to a separate or detached part of a whole.

a puzzle with 500 pieces

When would portion be a good substitute for segment?

The words portion and segment are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, portion implies an assigned or allotted part.

cut the pie into six portions

When is it sensible to use section instead of segment?

In some situations, the words section and segment are roughly equivalent. However, section applies to a relatively small or uniform part.

the entertainment section of the newspaper

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of segment
Noun
Domestic private jet segments were up 16% year-over-year over the recent Memorial Day weekend. Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 Each sensor is divided into 16 segments, and a few isolated segments are nonfunctional. Jonathan Corum, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Verb
The measurement focuses on users from New Consumer Classification System segments A, B, and C, representing the core demographic driving streaming consumption in urban India. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 May 2025 In the same report, Vizient highlights that a midwestern health system segmented their patients into three groups: loyal, splitter and uncommitted. Corey Scurlock, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for segment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for segment
Noun
  • Different portions of the vehicle illuminate then deactivate while the car is charging to give a visual countdown as to when the car is full of electrons and ready for the journey that awaits.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • That involves both the Medicaid portion of the bill as well as the state and local tax deduction, which remain in flux.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • In Middletown, Portland, and Cromwell 2,000 are left homeless, and many are quartered in the State Armory, the Salvation Army headquarters, and the Swedish Orphanage in Cromwell.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
  • People in the Middle Ages were drawn and quartered, boiled in oil, crucified, drowned and burned alive, with the latter also present in the U.S. in the 18th century.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • For Sheehan, such dry tosses are part of his normal pre-start routine.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
  • The strike on Soroka Medical Center, in the city of Beersheba, was part of a wider barrage from Iran, hitting neighborhoods in Tel Aviv, including Holon and Ramat Gan.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • In 1947, the U.N. voted to partition Mandatory Palestine into two states, one Arab and one Jewish.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
  • This can include partitioning the reps of push-ups, pull-ups and squats into sets, or subbing out pull-ups for jumping pull-ups or assisted pull-ups with a band.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • In an unpredictable, explosive decompression, when an airplane could lose a section of the fuselage, passengers farthest away from the failure point are the most likely to survive.
    USA TODAY STAFF, USA Today, 14 June 2025
  • Those who have lived in Fort Worth long enough remember the early days of Barber’s Book Store as a downtown institution – a treasure house of volumes that put all the department store book sections to shame.
    Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2025
Verb
  • For example, May 2025 has seen bitcoin achieve fresh all-time-highs even in the face of economic data suggesting the U.S. economy is slowing, continued volatility around tariff and trade headlines, and a political environment that continues to be bifurcated along party lines.
    Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • And most crucially, perhaps, was my nose: bare, no longer horizontally bifurcated by a ridge of black acetate.
    Alice Gregory, Vogue, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • Her every move and fashion choice was dissected ad nauseum.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 19 June 2025
  • However, some families may need to further dissect some of the more complex themes with kids afterwards.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • The issue of getting more involved in the conflict has divided Trump's MAGA base, with some pointing to his campaign promise to keep America out of foreign wars.
    Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 18 June 2025
  • The internet is divided over a recent marketing gimmick involving Sydney Sweeney, who, in collaboration with the men's personal care company Dr. Squatch, authorized the creation and sale of bars of soap containing, among other things, her bathwater.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 18 June 2025

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“Segment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segment. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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