"segments" in the noun sense
1. section, segment
one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
"a section of a fishing rod"
"metal sections were used below ground"
"finished the final segment of the road"
2. segment
one of the parts into which something naturally divides
"a segment of an orange"
"segments" in the verb sense
1. segment, section
divide into segments
"segment an orange"
"segment a compound word"
2. segment
divide or split up
"The cells segmented"
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