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Meaning of ABRUPTION

Pronunciation:  u'brupshun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an instance of breaking off suddenly
 
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 Synonyms: breaking off
 
 See Also: break, disruption, gap, interruption

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ab*rup"tion\, n. [L. abruptio, fr. abrumpere: cf. F.
abruption.]
A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
--Woodward.
 
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