1. in a way that relates to or involves segments or distinct parts
Usage: technical; linguistics; anatomy

Examples

• The linguist analyzed the word segmentally, examining each phoneme separately.
• The spine is organized segmentally, with each vertebra forming a distinct unit.
• The researcher studied the data segmentally rather than as a whole.
• In phonetics, sounds can be described segmentally or suprasegmentally.
• The organism develops segmentally, with each body segment forming in sequence.