segmented
adjective
seg-ˈ\
Definition of segmented
: divided into or composed of segments or sections segmented worms
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Drazan believes the Latin music industry is segmented, offering regional Mexican and Latin urban sounds from the mainstream side, and a diverse, direct-to-consumer independent avenue that’s becoming increasingly financially viable. — Jessica Lipsky, Billboard, "Latin Women Take The Reins: Insights From the Latin Alternative Music Conference," 13 July 2018 For instance, the telescope’s 21-foot-wide segmented mirror is so large that it must be folded up for launch like a piece of origami paper, then carefully unfurled in space. — Karen Kaplan, latimes.com, "If NASA can overcome human error and other problems, its James Webb Space Telescope may finally launch in 2021," 27 June 2018 The lesbian community, Grahn said, has become more segmented, and most of the places where her generation gathered — the bookstores, bars and cafes — no longer exist. — Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, "Lesbian archive preserves a time when the Bay Area changed radically," 26 May 2018 The company enters a highly segmented and competitive market, where others such as Suntory Holdings Ltd., Kirin Holdings Co. , and Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. dominate supermarket and convenience-store shelves. — Suryatapa Bhattacharya, WSJ, "Cheers! Coca-Cola Launches Its First Alcoholic Drink," 26 May 2018 The band decided to go about releasing them in a segmented, trilogy-like way to stretch new music throughout the year. — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, "Cleveland indie-rock band The Mason District premieres new song 'Earth To Lucy'," 2 May 2018 This chair features a swivel seat that has contoured, segmented padding, a padded headrest, and padded arms. — Ian Paul, PCWorld, "Start playing in comfort! Amazon's selling a leather gaming chair for $68," 24 May 2018 West Ham United youngster Reece Oxford has confirmed his return to East London on social media, after a segmented season-long spell away from the club in Germany with Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach. — SI.com, "West Ham Loanee Confirms Return to Club in Social Media Post After Season-Long Loan in Bundesliga," 21 May 2018 To grow its products, workers place sprout seeds in large, segmented rotating drums exposed to specialized white, blue and red growing lights. — Joseph A. Mann Jr., miamiherald, "Fullei Fresh puts sprouts on your table | Miami Herald," 17 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'segmented.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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segmented
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Medical Definition of segmented
1 : having or made up of segments
2 : being a cell in which the nucleus is divided into lobes connected by a fine filament segmented neutrophils
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