segmentation

seg·men·ta·tion

 (sĕg′mən-tā′shən, -mĕn-)

n.

1. Division into segments.

2. Embryology See cleavage.

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segmentation

(ˌsɛɡmɛnˈteɪʃən)

n

1. the act or an instance of dividing into segments

2. (Biology) embryol another name for cleavage⁴

3. (Zoology) zoology another name for metamerism¹

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seg•men•ta•tion

(ˌsɛg mənˈteɪ ʃən)

n.

1. division into segments.

2. Biol.

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

b. cell division.

[1850–55]

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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

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Translations

segmentation

[ˌsegmənˈteɪʃən] N → segmentación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

segmentation

[ˌsɛgmɛnˈteɪʃ^ən] n → segmentation f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

segmentation

n → Zerlegung f, → Segmentierung f; (Biol) → Zellteilung f

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segmentation

[ˌsɛgmɛnˈteɪʃ/ən] n → segmentazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

seg·men·ta·tion

n. segmentación, acto de dividir en partes.

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