segmentaryadj.

/sɛɡˈmɛntəri/

Etymology: < segment n. + -ary suffix¹. Compare French segmentaire.

1. Of the nature of or resembling a segment or an arc of a circle; segmental.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > two-dimensional > of or resembling part of circle

quadrantal1674

quadrantile1721

segmental1815

segmentary1853

quadrantic1856

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xxxv. 314 Clouds, assuming a segmentary or arch-like form.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xxxv. 321 Attracting attention by..its well-defined segmentary character.

2. Pertaining to segments or divisions; composed of segments. Cf. segment n. 4b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [adjective] > relating to or composed of divisions

divisional1846

segmental1854

compartmental1859

segmentary1898

sectoral1969

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [adjective] > divided > divided into segments

insected1647

segmental1854

segmented1854

segmentate1875

segmentary1898

1898 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Segmentary, made up of segments.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 99 Such a segmentary anæsthesia could not be produced by lesion of either the cord nerve-roots, or nerve-trunks.

1940 E. E. Evans-Pritchard in Fortes & Evans-Pritchard Afr. Polit. Systems 284 Fission and fusion are two aspects of the same segmentary principle.

1957 V. W. Turner Schism & Continuity in Afr. Society x. 291 Overlapping of territorial and kinship groupings such as one finds in segmentary societies.

1977 Hunter & Whitten Stud. Cultural Anthrop. xviii. 396/1 Like other Bedouin tribes, Mutayr have what is called a segmentary tribal structure.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	segmentary
释义	segmentaryadj. /sɛɡˈmɛntəri/ Etymology: < segment n. + -ary suffix¹. Compare French segmentaire. 1. Of the nature of or resembling a segment or an arc of a circle; segmental. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > two-dimensional > of or resembling part of circle quadrantal1674 quadrantile1721 segmental1815 segmentary1853 quadrantic1856 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xxxv. 314 Clouds, assuming a segmentary or arch-like form. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xxxv. 321 Attracting attention by..its well-defined segmentary character. 2. Pertaining to segments or divisions; composed of segments. Cf. segment n. 4b. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [adjective] > relating to or composed of divisions divisional1846 segmental1854 compartmental1859 segmentary1898 sectoral1969 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [adjective] > divided > divided into segments insected1647 segmental1854 segmented1854 segmentate1875 segmentary1898 1898 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Segmentary, made up of segments. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 99 Such a segmentary anæsthesia could not be produced by lesion of either the cord nerve-roots, or nerve-trunks. 1940 E. E. Evans-Pritchard in Fortes & Evans-Pritchard Afr. Polit. Systems 284 Fission and fusion are two aspects of the same segmentary principle. 1957 V. W. Turner Schism & Continuity in Afr. Society x. 291 Overlapping of territorial and kinship groupings such as one finds in segmentary societies. 1977 Hunter & Whitten Stud. Cultural Anthrop. xviii. 396/1 Like other Bedouin tribes, Mutayr have what is called a segmentary tribal structure. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1853
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