nonsegmental

9.2

Not having parts that repeat along a body or structure

adjective
/ˌnɒnˈsɛɡmɛntəl/

Specialized

: no segmentado

Some flatworms have a nonsegmental body structure.

Examples

Some flatworms have a nonsegmental body structure, which allows them to move differently than segmented organisms.
The disease manifests as both segmental and nonsegmental forms.
Unlike insects, annelids can be nonsegmental or segmented depending on the species.
The nonsegmental design is impressive.
A nonsegmental approach can lead to more fluid movement.
The scientist explained that certain mollusks exhibit nonsegmental characteristics in their physical structure.
In botany, plants known for their nonsegmental growth patterns can often spread more easily across surfaces.

Synonyms

unsegmented

vsnonsegmental

Specialized

1 7.8

A body or object that has no separate, repeating parts along its length

is the same meaning but presented as an alternative adjective form

unfragmented

vsnonsegmental

1 4.6

Whole and not broken into parts

emphasizes unbroken wholeness rather than absence of repeated structural divisions

nonseptate

vsnonsegmental

Specialized

9.6

Having no inner walls, for example in fungus threads or long algae tubes

refers to lack of general divisions rather than only lacking partitions

Antonyms

segmental

Specialized

1 8.0

An animal with a body made of repeating sections like an earthworm

How Segmented

multisegmented

1 6.8

segmental

Specialized

1 8.0

nonsegmental

Specialized

9.2

Surface Forms

nonsegmental positive

Morphology

nonsegmental = segmental (transparent) = non + segment + al

The adjective is formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'non-' to 'segmental', so the meaning 'not divided into segments' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Nonsegmental breaks into non- 'not' and segment 'piece', so it means 'not divided into parts'. Think of an orange: its slices are segments, but a nonsegmental body is one whole shape without those repeated parts.