segregation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
  2. noun a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
    separatism.
  3. noun the act of segregating or sequestering
    sequestration.
    • sequestration of the jury

WordNet

Seg`re*ga"tion noun
Etymology
L. segregatio: cf. F. ségrégation.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913