segregation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: segregation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for segregation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
segregation n (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups Synonym(s): segregation, separatism the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury" Synonym(s): segregation, sequestration Antonym(s): desegregation, integrating, integration
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Segregation \Seg`re*ga"tion\, n. [L. segregatio: cf. F. s[82]gr[82]gation.] 1. The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation from others; a parting. 2. (Geol.) Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive attraction or the crystallizing process.