each of the parts into which something is or may be divided

a large segment of the local population

orange segments

the market for private cars can be broken down into several segments

a part of a figure cut off by a line or plane intersecting it

each of the series of similar anatomical units of which the body and appendages of some animals are composed, such as the visible rings of an earthworm's body

the smallest distinct part of a spoken utterance, especially with regard to vowel and consonant sounds rather than stress or intonation

divide (something) into separate parts or sections

the unemployed are segmented into two groups