nonsegmental

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Definition

Adjective 1. Not divided into segments; lacking segmentation: Describes an organism or structure whose body is not composed of repeating, similar units or segments. - Example: Nonsegmental animals, like flatworms, have a simpler body plan compared to segmented worms like earthworms.

Usage

• The term is primarily used in biological and anatomical contexts to describe organisms, particularly invertebrates, that lack metameric segmentation.
• It is often used in contrast with "segmented."
  • Example: The biologist studied the nonsegmental morphology of certain marine worms.

Advanced Usage

• In linguistics, "nonsegmental" can refer to phonetic features (like tone or stress) that are not properties of individual consonant or vowel segments but rather extend over longer units like syllables or words. However, this is a distinct, specialized usage.
  • Example: In phonology, intonation is considered a nonsegmental feature of speech.

Variants and Related Words

• Unsegmented (adj): A direct synonym, meaning not divided into segments.
  • Example: The unsegmented body of the leech was examined under the microscope.

Synonyms

• Unsegmented
• Holoblastic (in specific embryological contexts, meaning cleaving completely)

Antonyms

• Segmented
• Metameric
• Articulated

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a body that is not divided into segments
   • unsegmented worms

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unsegmented