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Adjective: segmented  'seg,men-tid or seg'men-tid
  1. (zoology) having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters
    "The segmented structure of the earthworm allows for efficient movement through soil";
    - metameric, segmental
Verb: segment  seg-munt
  1. Divide into segments
    "segment a compound word";
    - section
     
  2. Divide or split up
    "The cells segmented"

See also: divided

Type of: divide, part, separate

Encyclopedia: Segment