segmentation

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noun

The act or an instance of dividing into segments.

“Near-synonym: sectioning”

Similar
sectioningcleavagedivisionpartitionpartitioningsectionalizationsectionalisation
Opposite
desegmentationnonsegmentation
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Meanings

nounsegmentation (countable and uncountable, plural segmentations)

plural segmentations

  1. countableuncountableThe act or an instance of dividing into segments.

    Near-synonym: sectioning

    Synonyms: sectioning · Antonyms: desegmentation, nonsegmentation

  2. countableuncountableThe state of being divided into segments
  3. countableuncountableThe partitioning of an image into groups of pixels

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act or an instance of dividing into segments.

Similar
sectioning
Opposite
desegmentationnonsegmentation

More synonyms by meaning

noun(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum

Similar
cleavage
Broader
cell divisioncellular division

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

Similar
divisionpartitionpartitioningsectionalizationsectionalisation
Broader
separation
Also see
cleavagedivisionmultisegmentationpartitionpartitioningsectionalizationsectioning

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From segment + -ation.

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Translations

Bulgarian делене, сегментиране
  • делене (delene)the act or an instance of dividing into segments
  • сегментиране (segmentirane)the act or an instance of dividing into segments
  • сегментация (segmentacija)the state of being divided into segments
Czech segmentace
  • segmentacethe act or an instance of dividing into segments
Finnish segmentointi
  • segmentointithe act or an instance of dividing into segments
French segmentation, segmentation
  • segmentationthe act or an instance of dividing into segments
  • segmentationthe state of being divided into segments
German Segmentierung, Segmentierung
  • Segmentierungthe act or an instance of dividing into segments
  • Segmentierungthe state of being divided into segments
Greek κατάτμηση
  • κατάτμηση (katátmisi)the act or an instance of dividing into segments
Hungarian szelvényezettség
  • szelvényezettségthe state of being divided into segments
Japanese セグメンテーション
  • セグメンテーション (segumentēshon)the act or an instance of dividing into segments
Korean 세분화
  • 세분화 (sebunhwa)the act or an instance of dividing into segments
Persian بخشبندی
  • بخشبندی (baxšbandi)the act or an instance of dividing into segments
Romanian segmentare, segmentație
  • segmentarethe act or an instance of dividing into segments
  • segmentațiethe state of being divided into segments
Russian сегменти́рование, деле́ние
  • сегменти́рование (segmentírovanije)the act or an instance of dividing into segments
  • деле́ние (delénije)the act or an instance of dividing into segments
  • сегмента́ция (segmentácija)the act or an instance of dividing into segments
  • сегмента́ция (segmentácija)the state of being divided into segments
  • деле́ние (delénije)the state of being divided into segments
Tagalog pagpapaputol
  • pagpapaputolthe act or an instance of dividing into segments
Ukrainian сегментува́ння, сегмента́ція
  • сегментува́ння (sehmentuvánnja)the act or an instance of dividing into segments
  • сегмента́ція (sehmentácija)the act or an instance of dividing into segments
  • сегмента́ція (sehmentácija)the state of being divided into segments
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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