Meaning of DISJUNCT
| Pronunciation: | | dis'jungkt
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- [adj] (music) progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second
- [adj] used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations; "disjunct distribution of king crabs"
- [adj] marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements; "little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara"- Scientific Monthly
- [adj] (zoology) having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects
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| | Synonyms: | | discontinuous, divided, isolated, noncontinuous, separate |
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| | Antonyms: | | conjunct | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis*junct"\, a. [L. disjunctus, p. p. of disjungere to
disjoin. See {Disjoin}, and cf. {Disjoint}.]
1. Disjoined; separated. [R.]
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated
by a deep constriction.
{Disjunct tetrachords} (Mus.), tetrachords so disposed to
each other that the gravest note of the upper is one note
higher than the acutest note of the other.
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