metameric Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective satellite having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters
segmented; segmental.

Pref. meta- + Gr. part.

(Chem.) Having the same elements united in the same proportion by weight, and with the same molecular weight, but possessing a different structure and different properties; as, methyl ether and ethyl alcohol are metameric compounds. See Isomeric. ✍ The existence of metameric compounds is due to the different arrangement of the same constituents in the molecule.
(Biol.) Of or pertaining to a metamere or its formation; as, metameric segmentation.