segment

Definitions of segment
  1. noun
    one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
    synonyms: section
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    boucle, virage
    curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
    lambris
    the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
    battant
    hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
    ligne droite
    a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
    subdivision
    a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided
    type of:
    part, partie, portion
    something less than the whole of a human artifact
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