segment vs bend

bend vs segment

segment and bend both are nouns.

segment and bend both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
segment	Yes	No	Yes	No
bend	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bend is a hyponym of segment; that is, bend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than segment:

segment: one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
bend: curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

Other hyponyms of segment include curve, dado, leaf, length, straight, straightaway, subdivision, subsection.

segment (noun)	bend (noun)
one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object	curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
one of the parts into which something naturally divides	diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
	movement that causes the formation of a curve
	an angular or rounded shape made by folding
	a circular segment of a curve

segment (verb)	bend (verb)
divide into segments	cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
divide or split up	bend a joint
	form a curve
	change direction
	turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
	bend one's back forward from the waist on down

Difference between segment and bend

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