seg·re·ga·tion (s g r -g  sh n)n. 1. The act or process of segregating or the condition of being segregated. 2. The policy or practice of separating people of different races, classes, or ethnic groups, as in schools, housing, and public or commercial facilities, especially as a form of discrimination. 3. Genetics The separation of paired alleles or homologous chromosomes, especially during meiosis, so that the members of each pair appear in different gametes. |
segregation [ˌsɛgrɪˈgeɪʃən]
n
1. the act of segregating or state of being segregated
2. (Sociology) Sociol the practice or policy of creating separate facilities within the same society for the use of a minority group
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics the separation at meiosis of the two members of any pair of alleles into separate gametes See also Mendel's laws
4. (Engineering / Metallurgy) Metallurgy the process in which a component of an alloy or solid solution separates in small regions within the solid or on the solid's surface
segregational adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  segregation - (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametesgenetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms meiosis, miosis, reduction division - (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms |
| 2. | segregation - a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure - the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family" racial segregation - segregation by race de facto segregation - segregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by law de jure segregation - segregation that is imposed by law sex segregation, purdah - the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded white separatism - a social system in which white people live separately from members of other races | |
| 3. | segregation - the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury" separation - the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state" desegregation, integrating, integration - the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community |
segregation
noun separation, discrimination, apartheid, isolation, partitioning, setting apart, keeping apart a law which will end compulsory racial segregation in prisons
Translations
segregation [ˌsegrɪˈgeɪʃən] N → segregación f, separación f
racial segregation → la segregación racial
racial segregation → la segregación racial
segregation
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