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" ;

1. (

• segment ,
• section

) divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" ;

2. (

• segment ,

) divide or split up; "The cells segmented" ;