segmented

seg·ment·ed | \ ˈseg-ˌmen-təd

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, seg-ˈ \

Definition of segmented

: divided into or composed of segments or sections segmented worms

Examples of segmented in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The poop is often granular-looking, segmented, tube-shaped, and 2 to 3 inches long. — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, "11 Kinds of Animal Poop Hunters Should Know," 13 Jan. 2020 Pushing those plans back and making them more segmented—first a headset and then glasses to follow—shows a longer-term commitment to a technology that really hasn’t had its killer app moment, despite claims to the contrary from us. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "Apple Is Entering the AR Fray," 11 Nov. 2019 An airline’s in-flight entertainment seems best indulged in carefully segmented chunks of time. — Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, "He was dreading his 13-hour flight. So he asked experts for some tips.," 6 Nov. 2019 The most important cybersecurity practices require the constant vigilance of segmented and inventoried networks and data. — Fortune, "To Protect Against Cyber Attacks, Companies Need to Address Data Manipulation. Here’s How," 23 Sep. 2019 On the first floor is a massive parlor, decorated in Scandinavian chic and segmented into intimate spaces with furniture groupings and a fireplace wall. — Pamela Dittmer Mckuen, chicagotribune.com, "Eleven33 Apartments bring city-style amenities to Oak Park," 14 Sep. 2019 Both are highly segmented societies that have undergone painful sectarian civil wars. — Bessma Momani, Time, "A New Arab Spring Is Unfolding in Iraq and Lebanon. But Things Could Get Bloody If Iran Gets Its Way," 7 Nov. 2019 An obvious assignment would be to put Yilingia in Annelida, a group that includes many segmented worms. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Before life exploded in the Cambrian, there were worms," 4 Sep. 2019 Under a microscope, Bourbon virus is a shape-shifter, sometimes long and filamentous, sometimes a sphere studded with spiky proteins, encapsulating a string of segmented genetic code. — Megan Molteni, WIRED, "The Meat-Allergy Tick Also Carries a Mystery Killer Virus," 8 July 2019

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18 Jan 2020

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“Segmented.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/segmented. Accessed 21 January 2020.

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