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

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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
Federal income is not taxed at a flat rate - instead, portions of your annual earnings may be placed in different tax brackets, meaning multiple tax rates applying to different segments of your income. Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025 Elsewhere, the dilemma at the heart of the segment is whether Hanan and Salim would donate Noor’s organs to recipients in need (most likely Israeli recipients) when his untimely demise was the fault of a bankrupt system enforced by the Israeli occupation to begin it. Tomris Laffly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
Or, like Swarovski is doing by segmenting its collection into identifiable tiers, which the brand calls its ‘complications,’ targeting different product-price profiles. Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 The suit claims that the water main project was improperly segmented from the promenade. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for segment 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for segment
Noun
  • Architectural Digest may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
    Fanny Guénon des Mesnards, Architectural Digest, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
    Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Her husband walked toward her along the village street, where military vehicles are visible outside houses where soldiers are quartered.
    Oksana Parafeniuk, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Podcast: The Case for Ditching Your Treestand and Hunting from the Ground The buck was quartering away, and Pfeiffer had to turn slightly to get a shot angle.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • As part of Berea’s thriving small business scene, The Taleless Dog Booksellers champions the importance of shopping local.
    American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
  • The shows were originally offered as part of Playhouse on Park’s season subscription package but later moved from that package deal and made to be stand-alone events.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Nature, like death, has a way of reminding us that we’re cut from a common cloth, and there’s no real way of partitioning ourselves from it.
    Matthew Specktor, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The county will also partition a portion of the network to serve its administrative functions, eliminating its need for an external internet provider at its buildings.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • For more information, visit the getting there section of the hotel's website.
    Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
  • At one point, Abrams and Hobert journeyed from their stage left section and joined the conversation.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The exes, who had their divorce bifurcated, were declared legally single in 2019.
    Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But Stiller and producer and star Adam Scott recognized the potential in newcomer Dan Erickson’s surreal script: Employees volunteer to undergo an operation, called severance, that bifurcates the consciousness into work life and personal life.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Simultaneously, Gibson dissects their complex life’s experience in extended one-on-one interviews — speaking at length about the irony of their troubles with depression years before their ovarian cancer diagnosis in 2021.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The filing dissects Geoff’s declarations to an Argentine prosecutor in the days following the singer’s death, pulling out the numerous insistences where the pop star’s father claims that Liam was in Nores’ care.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The galleries are categorized according to three themes — religion, kingship, and society — and divided into historical eras: Predynastic, the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, the Late Kingdom, Ptolemaic (Greek) Egypt, and the Roman period.
    Kate McMahon, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Americans largely support Trump's mass deportation plans, but are divided on how they should be carried out.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025

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