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segmentation

seg·men·ta·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [seg-muh n-tey-shuh n]
    • /ˌsɛg mənˈteɪ ʃən/
    • /segmənˈteɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [seg-muh n-tey-shuh n]
    • /ˌsɛg mənˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of segmentation word

  • noun segmentation division into segments. 1
  • noun segmentation Biology. the subdivision of an organism or of an organ into more or less equivalent parts. cell division. 1
  • noun segmentation division into segments 1
  • uncountable noun segmentation Segmentation is the dividing of something into parts which are loosely connected. 0
  • noun segmentation the act or an instance of dividing into segments 0
  • noun segmentation a dividing or being divided into segments 0

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Origin of segmentation

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; segment + -ation

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Segmentation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

segmentation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

segmentation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for segmentation

noun segmentation

  • bisection — to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
  • dismemberment — to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb: The ogre dismembered his victims before he ate them.
  • division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
  • contrasting — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
  • departmentalizing — Present participle of departmentalize.

Top questions with segmentation

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