segmentation Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
cleavage.
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noun the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
division; partitioning; sectionalization; partition; sectionalisation.
WordNet
Seg`men*ta"tion noun
Definitions
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.