Noun: segmentation ,seg-mun'tey-shun or ,seg,men'tey-shun
- The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
"The segmentation of the office into different departments improved workflow efficiency";
- division, partition, partitioning, sectionalization, sectionalisation [Brit]
- (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
"The segmentation of the zygote is the first step in embryonic development";
- cleavage
Derived forms: segmentations
Type of: cell division, cellular division, separation
Part of: gestation, gravidation [archaic], gravidity [technical], maternity, pregnancy
Encyclopedia: Segmentation, targeting, positioning