Phrase guide

line segment

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A part of a straight line bounded by two points.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հատված (hatvac) — part of a line
  • Catalan: segment — part of a line
  • Chinese Mandarin: 綫段 /线段 (xiànduàn) — part of a line
  • Czech: úsečka — part of a line
  • Danish: linjestykke — part of a line
  • Dutch: lijnstuk — part of a line
  • Esperanto: streko — part of a line
  • Finnish: jana — part of a line
  • French: segment de droite — part of a line
  • German: Strecke — part of a line
  • Hungarian: szakasz — part of a line
  • Icelandic: strik — part of a line
  • Icelandic: línustrik — part of a line
  • Italian: segmento — part of a line
  • Japanese: 線分 (senbun) — part of a line
  • Khmer: អង្កត់ (ʼɑɑʼɑngkɑt) — part of a line
  • Persian: پارهخط (pâre-xat) — part of a line
  • Polish: odcinek — part of a line
  • Portuguese: segmento — part of a line
  • Romanian: segment de dreaptă — part of a line
  • Romanian: segment — part of a line
  • Russian: отре́зок (otrézok) — part of a line
  • Spanish: segmento — part of a line
  • Swedish: sträcka — part of a line
  • Tagalog: putol ng guhit — part of a line
  • Tamil: கோட்டுத்துண்டு (kōṭṭuttuṇṭu) — part of a line
  • Thai: ส่วนของเส้นตรง (sùuan-kɔ̌ɔng-sên-dtrong) — part of a line
  • Vietnamese: đoạn thẳng — part of a line