adj.
- Of or relating to segments.
- Divided or organized into segments.
- Architecture. Of or being an arch whose profile constitutes a segment of a circle with its center below the springing line.
Dictionary:
seg·men·tal (sĕg-mĕn'tl)
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| Veterinary Dictionary: segmental |
Pertaining to a segment or to segmentation. See also segmental aplasia, axonopathy, cerebellar atrophy, myelitis.
| WordNet: segmental |
The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
(linguistics) divided or organized into speech segments or isolable speech sounds
Meaning #2:
(zoology) having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters
Synonyms: metameric, segmented
| branchiomerism | |
| segmental vault | |
| segmental arch |
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