An assisted living facility is a community for seniors who cannot live independently. One of the reasons that assisted living centers are appealing to many people is that they offer a relatively high level of independence.
A line segment is a piece, or part, of a line in geometry. A line segment is represented by end points on each end of the line segment. A line in geometry is represented by a line with arrows at each end.
Synonym Discussion of segment. part, portion, piece, member, division, section, segment, fragment mean something less than the whole. part is a general term appropriate when indefiniteness is required they ran only part of the way. portion implies an assigned or allotted part cut the pie into six portions.