n. The act or an instance of dividing into segments.
n. The state of being divided into segments.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act or process of dividing into segments; specifically (Biol.), a self-division into segments as a result of growth; cell cleavage; cell multiplication; endogenous cell formation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of cutting into segments; a division into segments; the condition of being divided into segments; the manner in which a segmented part is divided.
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n. (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
n. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
Word Usage
"That being said, segmentation is a blunt instrument."