different between sectional vs segmental

English

Etymology

section +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?k??n?l/

Adjective

sectional (comparative more sectional, superlative most sectional)

1. Relating to a section.
2. Separating into sections.

   Our new sectional couch divided into pieces, but the pieces still wouldn't fit through the door.

3. Relating to conflict between areas.

   The U.S. civil war can be considered a sectional dispute.

Noun

sectional (plural sectionals)

1. An item of furniture composed of modular sections; usually specifically a sectional sofa.
2. (aviation) A sectional chart, a type of map used for navigation in the air.
3. (sports) A tournament or match held at the section level, typically between the regionals and the championships.
4. (music) A band sectional, in which one section of a band or orchestra practices separately.

Derived terms

• band sectional

Translations

Anagrams

• asolectin, coastline, laces into

English

Etymology

segment +? -al

Adjective

segmental (comparative more segmental, superlative most segmental)

1. of, relating to, or constructed from segments

Derived terms

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

Romanian

Etymology

From French segmental

Adjective

segmental m or n (feminine singular segmental?, masculine plural segmentali, feminine and neuter plural segmentale)

1. segmental

Declension

Related terms

• segment

Spanish

Etymology

segmento +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se?men?tal/, [se??.m?n??t?al]

Adjective

segmental (plural segmentales)

1. segmental

Further reading

• “segmental” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.