1. A sharp slanting blow.
2. An article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress.
3. Any of various small implements used to hold loose articles together.
4. The act of clipping or snipping; SYN. clipping, snip.
An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; SYN. newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting.
1. A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting; SYN. slip.
2. A piece cut off from the main part of something.
3. The act of diluting something; SYN. thinning.
ETYM Latin, properly, a cutter, from secare, sectum, to cut: cf. French secteur. Related to Section.
1. A body of people who form part of society or economy.
2. A particular aspect of life or activity; SYN. sphere.
3. A plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
4. A portion of a military position.
5. The minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes.
6. Two graduated arms hinged at one end.
ETYM Latin segmentum, from secare to cut, cut off: cf. French segment. Related to Saw a cutting instrument.
In geometry, part of a circle cut off by a straight line or chord, running from one point on the circumference to another. All angles in the same segment are equal.
One of the parts into which something naturally divides.
1. A small part or piece.
2. A small portion of a written text.
1. A state of arrangement or appearance:; SYN. trimness.
2. Attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation.
3. Cutting down to the desired size or shape; SYN. trimming, clipping.