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segment - one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange" |
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part,
piece something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
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metamere,
somite one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally
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sarcomere one of the segments into which a myofibril is divided
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section 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"
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internode a segment of a stem between two nodes
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segment - divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" |
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section |
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part,
divide,
separate perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"
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syllabicate,
syllabify,
syllabise,
syllabize divide into syllables; "syllabify the words"
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quarter divide by four; divide into quarters
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segment - divide or split up; "The cells segmented" |
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section,
segment divide or split up; "The cells segmented"
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part,
divide,
separate perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"
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