segmentation
pronunciation
How to pronounce segmentation in British English:
UK [ˌsegmenˈteɪʃn]
How to pronounce segmentation in American English:
US [ˌsɛɡmənˈteʃən, -mɛn-]
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- Noun:
- (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
- the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
Word Origin
- segmentation (n.)
- 1650s, "a cutting in small pieces;" 1851 of cells, from segment (v.) + -ation.
Example
- 1. Segmentation occurs at block level tags in these formatted documents .
- 2. Punctuation marks and other possible delimiters will not determine segmentation .
- 3. China 's haier has proved particularly good at market segmentation .
- 4. The layout format of a document determines segmentation .
- 5. Omegat + 's segmentation will reflect the original document 's structure .