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unit
Noun
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One of a measure of something; the amount of something that is counted as "one".
Measure five units to the left.
$4 is the unit price.
A pound is a useful unit for thinking about amounts of butter.
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Form of measurement.
I prefer metric units.
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Item, used when no other word for something exists.
He set up the A/C unit.
segment
Noun
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a part of something
How long is that segment of rope?
Separate the orange into segments then add the segments to the fruit salad.
The snowflake segment of The Nutcracker is my favorite part of the ballet.
The Cowboy-in-Brooklyn segment of the television show was written by Mel Brooks.
segment
Verb
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to make into segments or parts
Will you peel and segment the orange for the fruit salad?
I peeled and segmented the orange for the fruit salad.