segmented

adjective

seg·​ment·​ed ˈseg-ˌmen-təd 

seg-ˈmen-təd

: divided into or composed of segments or sections

segmented worms

Examples of segmented in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Engineers have spent years working to deliver a modern version of the company's segmented metal grille. —Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025

At the time, professional wrestling was a segmented, regional business. —Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 July 2025

The shoe’s segmented sole, reflective Swoosh and mesh-panel build emphasized technical performance. —Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 23 July 2025

Separated into two segments, including a broad carapace at the front of its body and a segmented trunk and tail at the back, the fossil species was traditionally thought to be an ancestor of the horseshoe crab today. —Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for segmented

• assented
• augmented
• cemented
• consented
• contented
• demented
• dissented
• fermented
• indented
• invented
• lamented
• presented

Medical Definition

segmented

adjective

seg·​ment·​ed ˈseg-ˌment-əd, seg-ˈ 

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