Segmental
[seg'mentl]
Definition
(adj.) divided or organized into speech segments or isolable speech sounds .
Edited by Julia--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Relating to, or being, a segment.
(a.) Of or pertaining to the segments of animals; as, a segmental duct; segmental papillae.
(a.) Of or pertaining to the segmental organs.
Inputed by Cornelia
Examples
- This beam is braced with iron, and has segmental ends with a piston at one end, and a balance weight at the other. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Another form was that of Gompertz in England in 1821, who contrived a segmental rack connected with a frame over the front wheel and engaging a pinion on the wheel axle. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
Inputed by Cornelia