segmentation

seg·men·ta·tion  (sgmn-tshn, -mn-)

n.

1. Division into segments.

2. Embryology See cleavage.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	segmentation - (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum cleavage embryology - the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms cell division, cellular division - the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells maternity, pregnancy, gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
	2.	segmentation - the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart sectionalisation, sectionalization, partitioning, partition, division separation - the act of dividing or disconnecting subdivision - the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided septation - the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum zoning - dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc