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Segment (Verb)

Meaning 1

Divide or split up; "The cells segmented".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

  • The television show will be segmented into individual episodes for streaming.
  • Researchers observed how the embryo's cells segmented and began to differentiate.
  • Her attention segmented as she tried to work while watching the news.
  • The company segmented its database to better target specific demographics.
  • In biology class, the teacher explained how fungal hyphae segmented and branched out.

Hypernyms

  • Part
  • Divide

Related Words

  • Segment (noun)

Meaning 2

Divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

  • A video editor can segment a long lecture into smaller, more manageable clips for online viewers.
  • The researchers carefully segment the tissue samples to analyze their various properties.
  • To reduce shipping costs, the shipping company will segment the large order into multiple smaller boxes.
  • The linguist must segment the compound word to understand its individual parts and meaning.
  • A chef will segment an orange to remove the peel and seeds for the salad.

Synonyms

  • Section

Hypernyms

  • Part
  • Divide

Hyponyms

  • Syllabize
  • Syllabicate
  • Syllabise

Related Words

  • Segmentation (noun)
  • Segment (noun)
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