How to pronounce segment
American English pronunciation
SEG-munt
- IPA
- /ˈsɛɡmənt/
- Syllables
- SEG · munt (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What segment means
A straight piece of a line between two end points
In a sentence: Use your ruler to draw a segment from dot A to dot B.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin word segmentum, meaning "a piece cut off." That word comes from secāre, "to cut."
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