单词 | segmented |
释义 | segmentedadj. 1. a. Anatomy, Zoology, etc. Consisting of segments or similar parts arranged in a longitudinal series. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > segmented insecta1658 zoonite1838 segmental1854 segmented1854 zoonitic1860 segmentate1875 metamerized1878 somatomic1882 somitic1888 somital1890 the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > articulated segment articulate1610 segmented1854 trans-segmental1890 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 1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 176 In the cod~fish..it forms no part of the segmented neuroskeleton. 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life Introd. 124 The segmented Vermes. b. Botany. Of a leaf: Divided into segments or lobes. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > divided, segmented, slashed, or lobed lobated1703 quinquefid1703 lobousa1722 biparted1725 tripartite1753 lobate1760 octofid1760 septemfid1777 parted1785 triquadrifid1833 rimiform1837 slashed1839 lobulate1862 bipartite1864 palmilobed1876 pentafid1882 segmented1883 lobose1885 torn1888 triquinate1891 sectile1899 1883 G. Allen in Nature 15 Mar. 466 The divided but more broadly segmented leaves of those tall open-field species, cow-parsnip..and Alexanders. 2. Embryology. Of an ovum, a cell: Divided or split up by segmentation into cells. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > reproductive substances or cells > [adjective] > ovum > fertilized ovum and parts segmented1875 stirpal1875 subzonal1875 1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 682/2 [Biology.] In the segmented body, the segments may or may not give rise to symmetrically or asymmetrically disposed processes. 1877 T. H. Huxley & H. N. Martin Course Elem. Biol. (ed. 4) 106 The segmented ovum: composed of a large number of small cells. 3. Archaeology. Of a prehistoric gallery (grave): divided into sections or segments; having compartments. ΚΠ 1920 Glasgow Herald 9 Mar. 9 Vestiges of a segmented central gallery were disclosed. 1939 V. G. Childe Dawn European Civilization (ed. 3) xii. 206 On the slopes of the Pyrenees,..gallery graves are divided into a series of intercommunicating compartments by low, transverse slabs... Such tombs are known as segmented cists. 1954 S. Piggott Neolithic Cultures Brit. Isles vi. 160 In the typical form of ‘segmented gallery’ a number of such slabs divide the chamber into a series of compartments. 4. gen. ΚΠ 1950 Sci. News 15 Pl. 5 (caption) The segmented appearance of the flame is due to the shock wave which is formed in the jet as it leaves the nozzle. 1967 Jane's Surface Skimmer Syst. 1967–8 59/2 The pockets, based on the segmented skirts of a hovercraft, form a seal around the body. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1854 |
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