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segment
English
Etymology
From Latin segmentum (“a piece cut off, a strip, segment of the earth, a strip of tinsel”), from secare (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
- noun
- (UK, US) enPR: s?g?m?nt, IPA(key): /?s??.m?nt/
- verb
- (UK) IPA(key): /s???m?nt/
- (US) enPR: s?g?m?nt, s?g-m?nt?, IPA(key): /?s??m?nt/, /s???m?nt/
Noun
segment (plural segments)
- A length of some object.
- One of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion.
- (mathematics) A portion.
- A straight path between two points that is the shortest distance between them.
- (geometry) The part of a circle between its circumference and a chord (usually other than the diameter).
- (geometry) The part of a sphere cut off by a plane.
- (topology) Any of the pieces that constitute an order tree.
- (sciences) A portion.
- (phonology) A discrete unit of speech: a consonant or a vowel.
- (botany) A portion of an organ whose cells are derived from a single cell within the primordium from which the organ developed.
- (zoology) One of several parts of an organism, with similar structure, arranged in a chain; such as a vertebra, or a third of an insect's thorax.
- (broadcasting) A part of a broadcast program, devoted to a topic.
- (computing) An Ethernet bus.
- (computing) A region of memory or a fragment of an executable file designated to contain a particular part of a program.
- (travel) A portion of an itinerary: it may be a flight or train between two cities, or a car or hotel booked in a particular city.
- (heraldry) A bearing representing only one part of a rounded object.
Synonyms
- (part or section of a whole): lith
- (straight path): line segment
- (area of a circle): circular segment
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- seven-segment
Related terms
- seven-segment display
Related terms
Translations
Verb
segment (third-person singular simple present segments, present participle segmenting, simple past and past participle segmented)
- (transitive, intransitive) To divide into segments or sections.
- Segment the essay by topic.
Hyponyms
- supreme
Translations
Further reading
- segment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- segment in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin segmentum.
Noun
segment m (plural segments)
- segment
Derived terms
- segmentar
Further reading
- “segment” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “segment” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “segment” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “segment” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Latin segmentum (“cutting”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”)
Noun
segment
- segment
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French segment, from Latin segmentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?x?m?nt/
- Hyphenation: seg?ment
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
segment n (plural segmenten, diminutive segmentje n)
- A segment.
Derived terms
- bolsegment
- cirkelsegment
- lijnsegment
- segmentaal
- segmentboog
- segmentrand
Related terms
- sectie
- segmentatie
- segmenteren
Descendants
- Afrikaans: segment
- ? West Frisian: segmint
French
Etymology
From Latin segmentum.
Pronunciation
Noun
segment m (plural segments)
- segment (all senses)
Further reading
- “segment” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin segmentum
Noun
segment n (definite singular segmentet, indefinite plural segment or segmenter, definite plural segmenta or segmentene)
- a segment
References
- “segment” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “segment” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin segmentum
Noun
segment n (definite singular segmentet, indefinite plural segment, definite plural segmenta)
- a segment
References
- “segment” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
From French segment, from Latin segmentum.
Noun
segment n (plural segmente)
- segment
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??ment/
- Hyphenation: seg?ment
Noun
sègment m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)
- segment
Declension
Slovak
Etymology
From Latin segmentum (“cutting”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?se?ment/
- Hyphenation: seg?ment
Noun
segment m (genitive singular segmentu, nominative plural segmenty, genitive plural segmentov, declension pattern of dub)
- segment
Declension
Further reading
- segment in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
segment From the web:
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- what segment is parallel to ef
- what segments intersect to form the circumcenter
- what segment is congruent to ac
- what segments intersect to form the incenter
- what segment is the projection of q on rt
quota
English
Etymology
From Latin quota pars; see Latin quota.
Pronunciation
- (US, General American) IPA(key): /?kwo?t?/
Noun
quota (plural quotas)
- A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
- A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
- 2020 October 30, "Olimar's Assignment", in Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, day 3: River:
- 2020 October 30, "Olimar's Assignment", in Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, day 3: River:
- (business, economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.
Synonyms
- (proportional part): allocation, allotment, apportionment, quotum
Related terms
- numerus clausus
Translations
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
quota
- Plural form of quotum
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.ta/, /kw?.ta/
Noun
quota m (plural quotas)
- quota
Further reading
- “quota” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- toqua
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kw?.ta/
Noun
quota f (plural quote)
- share, amount, part
- fee, instalment, dues
- height, altitude, level
- depth
- quota
Derived terms
- quotare
Verb
quota
- inflection of quotare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Latin
Pronunciation
- quota: (Classical) IPA(key): /?k?o.ta/, [?k??t?ä]
- quota: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?kwo.ta/, [?kw??t??]
- quot?: (Classical) IPA(key): /?k?o.ta?/, [?k??t?ä?]
- quot?: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?kwo.ta/, [?kw??t??]
Adjective 1
quota
- inflection of quotus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective 2
quot?
- ablative feminine singular of quotus
References
- quota in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Portuguese
Noun
quota f (plural quotas)
- Alternative form of cota, exclusively in the sense of the english word quota, but not for the other uses of cota meaning he quotes or armour coat).
Spanish
Noun
quota f (plural quotas)
- Obsolete spelling of cuota
quota From the web:
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- what quota means
- what quotation marks mean
- what quotas does the us have
- what quotations are most revealing about who he is
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