adjective
- relating to or consisting of segments or sections
- relating to individual speech sounds or phonemes
Usage: linguistics
Examples
- The segmental construction allowed for easy assembly of the bridge.
- Each segmental piece fit perfectly with the next.
- The linguist studied segmental features of the dialect.
- Segmental analysis focuses on individual consonants and vowels.
- The segmental approach made the project more manageable.
- Segmental phonology examines how sounds combine in words.