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单词 segmental
释义 seg·men·tal
\(ˈ)seg|mentəl\ adjective
Etymology: segment (I) + -al
1.
 a. : of, relating to, or having the form of the segment or sector of a circle
  < removable segmental bushings extend across the entire width of the chain — Modern Industry >
  < segmental sewer blocks >
  < segmental fanlight >
  < segmental pediment >
 b. of an arch
  (1) : centered below the springing and having an intrados which forms the segment of a circle
  (2) : drawn from two centers below the springing and having a low pointed intrados
2.
 a. : of, relating to, or composed of the somites or metameres of a segmented animal; specifically : repeated in successive segments of such an animal
 b. : of or relating to the segmental organs
3. : of or relating to segmentation : individualized or isolated in organization or experience : subsidiary
 < a method of synthesis of segmental data whereby the facts of anthropology, psychology, physiology, biology … would be related — Quarterly Review of Biological >
 < religion becomes a segmental experience of no greater value in integrating their lives — Ruth Cavan >
 < many advertising campaigns, moreover, involve only segmental and not central responses — L.W.Doob >
 < sets of relationships which … will prove to be discontinuous and segmental, spanning only part of the way — Oliver Garceau >
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