segmentaryadj.
/sɛɡˈmɛntəri/ 1. Of the nature of or resembling a segment or an arc of a circle; segmental.
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the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > two-dimensional > of or resembling part of circle
quadrantal1674
quadrantile1721
segmental1815
segmentary1853
quadrantic1856
1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xxxv. 314 Clouds, assuming a segmentary or arch-like form.
1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xxxv. 321 Attracting attention by..its well-defined segmentary character.
2. Pertaining to segments or divisions; composed of segments. Cf. segment n. 4b.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [adjective] > relating to or composed of divisions
divisional1846
segmental1854
compartmental1859
segmentary1898
sectoral1969
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [adjective] > divided > divided into segments
insected1647
segmental1854
segmented1854
segmentate1875
segmentary1898
1898 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Segmentary, made up of segments.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 99 Such a segmentary anæsthesia could not be produced by lesion of either the cord nerve-roots, or nerve-trunks.
1940 E. E. Evans-Pritchard in Fortes & Evans-Pritchard Afr. Polit. Systems 284 Fission and fusion are two aspects of the same segmentary principle.
1957 V. W. Turner Schism & Continuity in Afr. Society x. 291 Overlapping of territorial and kinship groupings such as one finds in segmentary societies.
1977 Hunter & Whitten Stud. Cultural Anthrop. xviii. 396/1 Like other Bedouin tribes, Mutayr have what is called a segmentary tribal structure.
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