SEGMENT
ˈsɛgm(ə)nt/
noun
1.
each of the parts into which something is or may be divided.
"a large segment of the local population"
synonyms: piece, part, bit, section, chunk, division, portion, slice, fragment, component, wedge, lump, slab, hunk, parcel, tranche; More
antonyms: whole
a portion of time allocated to a particular broadcast item on radio or television.
"they probably want to tape you for the eleven o'clock segment"
a separate broadcast item, typically one of a number that make up a particular programme.
"Hammond and the others were filming a segment for his programme"
2.
GEOMETRY
a part of a figure cut off by a line or plane intersecting it, in particular:.
the part of a circle enclosed between an arc and a chord.
the part of a line included between two points.
the part of a sphere cut off by any plane not passing through the centre.
3.
ZOOLOGY
each of the series of similar anatomical units of which the body and appendages of some animals are composed, such as the visible rings of an earthworm's body.
4.
PHONETICS
the smallest distinct part of a spoken utterance, especially with regard to vowel and consonant sounds rather than stress or intonation.
verb
verb: segment; 3rd person present: segments; past tense: segmented; past participle: segmented; gerund or present participle: segmenting
sɛgˈmɛnt/
1.
divide (something) into separate parts or sections.
"the unemployed are segmented into two groups"
synonyms: divide, divide up, subdivide, separate, split, split up, cut up, carve up, slice up, break up, dismember;
CLASS
klɑːs
noun
1.a set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality.
"it has good accommodation for a hotel of this class"
synonyms: category, grade, rating, classification, group, grouping, bracket, set, division More
BIOLOGY
a principal taxonomic grouping that ranks above order and below phylum or division, such as Mammalia or Insecta.
BRIT.
a division of candidates according to merit in a university examination.
"he received a third class in literae humaniores"
2.
a system of ordering society whereby people are divided into sets based on perceived social or economic status.
"people who are socially disenfranchised by class"
synonyms: social division, social order, social stratum, rank, level, echelon, group, grouping, set, caste;