parcellation

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noun

division into parcels; especially the dividing up of a large amount of land between the inhabitants of it so that each person receives an equal amount of land.

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Meanings

nounparcellation (countable and uncountable, plural parcellations)

plural parcellations

  1. countableuncountabledivision into parcels; especially the dividing up of a large amount of land between the inhabitants of it so that each person receives an equal amount of land.
  2. countableuncountablemedical imagingmedicineA map or annotation associating spatial locations (e.g., voxels) with parcel identities (e.g., anatomically or functionally circumscribed regions); the map or annotation that results from or delineates the results of parcellation (sense 1)

Origin

From parcel + -ation.

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Translations

Hebrew פַּרְצֵלַצְיָה
  • פַּרְצֵלַצְיָה (partselátsya)division into parcels
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APA

parcellation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parcellation

MLA

“parcellation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parcellation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parcellation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parcellation.

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