From HomoExcelsior

1. segments of the community; a segment of a television program. 2. The portion of a line between any two points on the line. 3. The area bounded by a chord and the arc of a curve subtended by the chord. 4. The portion of a sphere cut off by two parallel planes. 5. A clearly differentiated subdivision of an organism or part, such as a metamere. 6. To divide or become divided into segments.

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