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segmentation

American  
[seg-muhn-tey-shuhn] / ˌsɛg mənˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. division into segments.

  2. Biology.

    1. the subdivision of an organism or of an organ into more or less equivalent parts.

    2. cell division.


segmentation British  
/ ˌsɛɡmɛnˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of dividing into segments

  2. embryol another name for cleavage

  3. zoology another name for metamerism

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of segmentation

First recorded in 1850–55; segment + -ation

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Integrative and Reference-Informed tissue Segmentation, or IRIS, is a novel machine learning and artificial intelligence method that gives biomedical researchers the ability to view more precise information about tissue development, disease pathology and tumor organization.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

Segmentation in the small intestine does not force chyme through the tract.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Segmentation is both external and internal, which is called metamerism.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

"Segmentation is important," said Bob Annibale, global director of microfinance at financial services firm Citi.

From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2012

Segmentation was soon found to be of widespread occurrence.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

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