Meanings
adjectivesegmental (comparative more segmental, superlative most segmental)
comparative more segmental · superlative most segmental
- of, relating to, or constructed from segments
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivedivided or organized into speech segments or isolable speech sounds
Similar
adjectivehaving the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishsegment
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishsegmental
Translations
Finnish segmentti-, segmentaalinen
- segmentti-of, relating to, or constructed from segments
- segmentaalinenof, relating to, or constructed from segments
French segmental
- segmentalof, relating to, or constructed from segments
Italian segmentale
- segmentaleof, relating to, or constructed from segments
Spanish segmental
- segmentalof, relating to, or constructed from segments
Cite this entry
APA
segmental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/segmental
MLA
“segmental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/segmental. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “segmental,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/segmental.
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