segmentation

Definition of Segmentation in English :

1. cleavage, segmentation

(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum

the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Segmentation

noun

1.

the act or an instance of dividing into segments

2. embryology another name for cleavage (sense 4)

3. zoology another name for metamerism (sense 1)

noun

1.

a dividing or being divided into segments

2. Biology

the progressive growth and cleavage of a single cell into many others to form a new organism

n.

1. Division into segments.

2. Embryology See cleavage.