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SEGMENTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
Synonyms:
division; partition; partitioning; sectionalisation; sectionalization; segmentation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("segmentation" is a kind of...):
separation (the act of dividing or disconnecting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "segmentation"):
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)
Derivation:
segment (divide into segments)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
Synonyms:
cleavage; segmentation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("segmentation" is a kind of...):
cell division; cellular division (the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells)
Domain category:
embryology (the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms)
Holonyms ("segmentation" is a part of...):
gestation; maternity; pregnancy (the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus)
