segmentation

Meanings

1. 1noununcountable

   The act of dividing something into separate parts or groups.

   Grammar: Usually no article: segmentation of the market.

   Patterns

   • segmentation of something
   • segmentation into something

   The segmentation of the report made it easier to read.

   Image software uses segmentation to separate objects from the background.

   Teachers favored the segmentation of long lessons into short tasks.

2. 2noununcountablebusiness

   In marketing, the dividing of customers into groups that share needs or habits.

   Grammar: Often market segmentation.

   Patterns

   • market segmentation

   Market segmentation helped the brand target young families.

   Good segmentation saves money on advertising.

   The firm hired an analyst to improve customer segmentation.

3. 3noununcountablebiology

   In biology, the division of a body or an embryo into repeated sections, as in worms.

   Grammar: Used for animals such as earthworms.

   Patterns

   • segmentation of something

   Segmentation is clear in an earthworm's body.

   The embryo showed early segmentation.

   Insects display body segmentation.

Common combinations

market segmentation

Market segmentation guided the new campaign.

customer segmentation

Customer segmentation reveals different buying habits.

image segmentation

Image segmentation helps computers find edges.

body segmentation

Body segmentation is typical of insects.

audience segmentation

Audience segmentation improved the email results.

Synonyms and how they differ

division

Division is the general word, while segmentation suggests a planned, systematic split.

classification

Classification sorts things into categories by type, not necessarily separating a whole.

partitioning

Partitioning is physical or technical separation, often of space or data.

fragmentation

Fragmentation implies breaking into pieces that are disorganized.

Opposites

Word family

segment noun

one part of a whole

segment verb

to divide into parts

segmented adjective

divided into sections

segmental adjective

relating to segments

Commonly confused: segmentation or segregation?

Practice

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