segmental

segmental
segment ► NOUN 1) each of the parts into which something is divided. 2) Geometry a part of a circle cut off by a chord, or a part of a sphere cut off by a plane not passing through the centre. 3) Zoology each of a series of similar anatomical units of which the body and appendages of some animals are composed.
► VERB ▪ divide into segments.
DERIVATIVES segmental adjective segmentary adjective segmentation noun.
ORIGIN Latin segmentum, from secare 'to cut' .

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  • segmental — SEGMENTÁL, Ă, segmentali, e, adj. Referitor la segment, de segment. – Din fr., engl. segmental. Trimis de LauraGellner, 21.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  segmentál adj. m., pl. segmentáli; f. sg. segmentálă …   Dicționar Român

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  • segmental — index partial (relating to a part) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • segmental — [seg ment′ l] adj. 1. having the form of a segment of a circle 2. of, like, or made up of a segment or segments segmentally adv …   English World dictionary

  • segmental — adjective Date: 1816 1. of, relating to, or having the form of a segment and especially the sector of a circle < segmental fanlight > 2. of, relating to, or composed of somites or metameres ; metameric 3. a. divided into segments < segmental… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • segmental — Relating to a segment. * * * seg·men·tal seg ment əl adj 1 a) of, relating to, or having the form of a segment b) situated in, affecting, or performed on a segment <a segmental pancreas transplant using only the lower third of the organ>… …   Medical dictionary

  • Segmental duct — Segmental Seg*men tal, a. 1. Relating to, or being, a segment. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat. & Zo[ o]l.) (a) Of or pertaining to the segments of animals; as, a segmental duct; segmental papill[ae]. (b) Of or pertaining to the segmental organs. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Segmental organs — Segmental Seg*men tal, a. 1. Relating to, or being, a segment. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat. & Zo[ o]l.) (a) Of or pertaining to the segments of animals; as, a segmental duct; segmental papill[ae]. (b) Of or pertaining to the segmental organs. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Segmental tubes — Segmental Seg*men tal, a. 1. Relating to, or being, a segment. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat. & Zo[ o]l.) (a) Of or pertaining to the segments of animals; as, a segmental duct; segmental papill[ae]. (b) Of or pertaining to the segmental organs. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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