Speakur

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segmental

/sɛɡˈmɛntəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
seg-men-tal
IPA
/sɛɡˈmɛntəl/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of, relating to, or constructed from segments

Etymology

From segment + -al.

Inflected Forms

more segmental (comparative) most segmental (superlative)

Derived Forms

asegmental bisegmental extrasegmental heterosegmental homosegmental intersegmental intrasegmental midsegmental monosegmental multisegmental myosegmental nonsegmental

Phrases

segmental analysis segmental anesthesia segmental arch segmental bridge segmental neuritis segmental neuropathy

Synonyms

metameric segmented

Questions

How do you pronounce segmental?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɛɡˈmɛntəl/.
What does segmental mean?
of, relating to, or constructed from segments
Where does segmental come from?
From segment + -al.

How to pronounce segmental

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