| 释义 |
segregate /segˈri-gāt/ transitive verb- To set apart
- To seclude
- To isolate
- To group apart
intransitive verb- To separate out in a group or groups or mass
- To separate into dominants and recessives (genetics)
adjective /-gət/ Set apart noun /-gət/ That which is segregated ORIGIN: L sēgregāre, -ātum, from sē- apart, and grex, gregis a flock segˈregable adjective segregāˈtion noun - The act of segregating
- The state of being segregated
- Dispersal (obsolete)
- The separation of the two alleles in a heterozygote when gametes are formed with the appearance of several genotypes in the progeny (genetics)
- The separation into patches or undistributed areas of impurities, inclusions, and alloying constituents in metals
- A segregated mass or group
- Separation of one particular class of people from another, eg on grounds of race
segregāˈtional adjective segregāˈtionist noun A believer in racial or other segregation segˈregative /-gā-tiv/ adjective |