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segmentation

American  
[seg-muhn-tey-shuhn] / ˌsɛg mənˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. division into segments.

  2. Biology.

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

    2. cell division.

segmentation British  
/ ˌsɛɡmɛnˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of dividing into segments

  2. embryol another name for cleavage

  3. zoology another name for metamerism

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Other Word Forms

  • nonsegmentation noun

Etymology

Origin of segmentation

First recorded in 1850–55; segment + -ation

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