segmento
segment
noun seh-GMEN-toh Rare
Origin: Latin segmentum, from secare 'to cut.'
Also means
section
Usage Note
Segmento is masculine (i segmenti). In geometry it means a line segment; in marketing and business it refers to a market segment (segmento di mercato). In everyday Italian it also appears in road contexts: un segmento autostradale (a stretch of motorway).
Examples
"Questo segmento del mercato è in crescita."
Natural Translation
This market segment is growing.
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