n. | 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. |
Noun | 1. | segregation - (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes |
2. | segregation - a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups Synonyms: separatism | |
3. | segregation - the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury" Synonyms: sequestration Antonyms: desegregation, integrating, integration - the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community |