multisegmentaladj.
/ˌmʌltɪsɛɡˈmɛntl/, U.S. /ˈˌməltiˌsɛɡˈmɛn(t)l/; see also multi- comb. form. Composed of or involving more than two segments, or more than one segment.
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1898 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 190 110 The multi-segmental nature of the nerve-supply..does not necessarily imply much actual overlapping..of the muscular territories of the motor roots.
1901 C. P. Steinmetz Theoret. Elem. Electr. Engin. 122 A closed coil armature, connected with a multisegmental commutator.
1955 Trans. Philol. Soc. 1954 68 We may..classify phonemic features by reference to the types of unit, of which they are constituents..; in this way we may establish a broad distinction between (a) ‘uni-segmental’ features, i.e. such as combine within single phonemes, and (b) ‘multi-segmental’ features, i.e. such as can only be extracted from more complex units (syllables, morphemes, words, constructions, or sentences).
1977 Lancet 25 June 1339/1 ‘Multisegmental’ pneumonia was defined as a homogeneous opacity involving more than one bronchopulmonary segment.
1991 Ann. Rev. Ecol. & Systematics 22 244 Multisegmental body parts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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