segmentation

[ seg-muhn-tey-shuhn ]

/ ˌsɛg mənˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

division into segments.

Biology.

the subdivision of an organism or of an organ into more or less equivalent parts.
cell division.

Origin of segmentation

First recorded in 1850–55; segment + -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM segmentation

non·seg·men·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby segmentation

segmental anesthesia, segmentalize, segmentalized, segmental neuritis, segmental neuropathy, segmentation, segmentation cavity, segmentectomy, segmented cell, segmentize, Segni

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Example sentences from the Web for segmentation

A segmentation cavity appears when sixteen segments are formed, and becomes somewhat larger at the stage with thirty-two.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The segmentation is also generally emphasized, as shown in all the examples on the plate, but in its simplicity in Fig. 10.
Colouration in Animals and Plants|Alfred Tylor
Wilson, separation of segmentation spheres of amphioxus egg, 60.
The Biological Problem of To-day|Oscar Hertwig
An equatorial plane divides it into two parts, which have equal shares in bounding the segmentation cavity.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour

(f) The segmentation of the body is anomomeristic in the more archaic members of each class, nomomeristic in the higher members.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for segmentation

segmentation

/ (ˌsɛɡmɛnˈteɪʃən) /

noun

the act or an instance of dividing into segments

embryol another name for cleavage (def. 4)

zoology another name for metamerism (def. 1)

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Medical definitions for segmentation

segmentation

[ sĕg′mən-tā′shən ]

n.

cleavage

单词	segmentation
释义	segmentation [ seg-muhn-tey-shuhn ] / ˌsɛg mənˈteɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR segmentation ON THESAURUS.COM noun division into segments. Biology. the subdivision of an organism or of an organ into more or less equivalent parts. cell division. Origin of segmentation First recorded in 1850–55; segment + -ation OTHER WORDS FROM segmentation non·seg·men·ta·tion, noun Words nearby segmentation segmental anesthesia, segmentalize, segmentalized, segmental neuritis, segmental neuropathy, segmentation, segmentation cavity, segmentectomy, segmented cell, segmentize, Segni Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for segmentation A segmentation cavity appears when sixteen segments are formed, and becomes somewhat larger at the stage with thirty-two. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour The segmentation is also generally emphasized, as shown in all the examples on the plate, but in its simplicity in Fig. 10. Colouration in Animals and Plants\|Alfred Tylor Wilson, separation of segmentation spheres of amphioxus egg, 60. The Biological Problem of To-day\|Oscar Hertwig An equatorial plane divides it into two parts, which have equal shares in bounding the segmentation cavity. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1\|Francis Maitland Balfour (f) The segmentation of the body is anomomeristic in the more archaic members of each class, nomomeristic in the higher members. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6\|Various British Dictionary definitions for segmentation segmentation / (ˌsɛɡmɛnˈteɪʃən) / noun the act or an instance of dividing into segments embryol another name for cleavage (def. 4) zoology another name for metamerism (def. 1) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to segmentation distribution, selection, disunion, dissolution, disjuncture, apportionment, divorce, breaking, reduction, split, detachment, separation, disjunction, rupture, parting, subdivision, divorcement, demarcation, partition, autopsy Medical definitions for segmentation segmentation [ sĕg′mən-tā′shən ] n. cleavage The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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segmentation

noun

Origin of segmentation

OTHER WORDS FROM segmentation

Words nearby segmentation

Example sentences from the Web for segmentation

British Dictionary definitions for segmentation

noun

Words related to segmentation

Medical definitions for segmentation

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