segmental
sɛɡˈmɛntəl
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Definition of segmental - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
structurerelated to or made of segments
  • The segmental design of the bridge is innovative.
divisional fractional sectional
2.
linguisticsTECH.related to isolable speech soundsTECH.
  • Segmental phonemes are crucial in language studies.
phonetic phonological
3.
biologyTECH.having body divided into metameresTECH.
  • Segmental animals like lobsters have distinct body parts.
divided segmented
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arch with a circular curve less than a semicircle
The bridge featured a segmental arch design for better load distribution..

Origin of segmental

Latin, segmentum (a piece) + alis (pertaining to)

Examples of segmental in a sentence

  • They studied the segmental arrangement of the vertebrae.
  • Segmental analysis helps in understanding speech patterns.
  • Linguists focus on segmental features of language.
  • Segmental worms exhibit clear segmentation.
  • The fossil showed a segmental structure.

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  1. French:segmenté, segmental, ...
  2. German:segmental, metamerisch, ...
  3. Italian:segmentato, segmentale, ...
  4. Spanish:segmentado, segmental, ...
  5. Portuguese:segmentado, segmental, ...
  6. Chinese:节段, 音段的, ...
  7. Japanese:セグメント化された, セグメンタル, ...
  8. Arabic:قِطْعِيّ, مَقْطَعِيّ, ...
  9. Hebrew:סֶגְמֶנְטָלִי, ...
  10. Russian:сегментный, членистый, ...
  11. Ukrainian:сегментний, звуковий, ...
  12. Hindi:खंडीय, विभागीय, ...
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