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segmental

 
Dictionary: seg·men·tal   (sĕg-mĕn'tl) pronunciation

adj.
  1. Of or relating to segments.
  2. Divided or organized into segments.
  3. Architecture. Of or being an arch whose profile constitutes a segment of a circle with its center below the springing line.
segmentally seg·men'tal·ly adv.

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Veterinary Dictionary: segmental
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Pertaining to a segment or to segmentation. See also segmental aplasia, axonopathy, cerebellar atrophy, myelitis.

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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


 
 
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