- discontinuity
- [ stratigraphy ]Any interruption in sedimentation, whatever its cause or length, usually a manifestation of nondeposition and accompanying erosion; an unconformity.GG
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Discontinuity — may refer to: Discontinuity (casting), a harmless irregularity in a casting Discontinuity (Geotechnical engineering) in geotechnics is a plane or surface marking a change in physical or chemical properties in a soil or rock mass Discontinuity… … Wikipedia
Discontinuity — Dis*con ti*nu i*ty, n. Want of continuity or cohesion; disunion of parts. Discontinuity of surface. Boyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discontinuity — Discontinuity. См. Нарушение сплошности. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
discontinuity — index anacoluthon, deviation, difference, disturbance, hiatus, incoherence, irregularity, non sequitur … Law dictionary
discontinuity — [dis΄kän tə no͞o′ə tē, dis kän tənyo͞o′ə tē] n. pl. discontinuities [ML discontinuitas: see DISCONTINUE & ITY] 1. lack of continuity or logical sequence 2. a gap or break 3. Math. a value of the independent variable x of a mathematical function… … English World dictionary
Discontinuity — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Interrupted sequence. < N PARAG:Discontinuity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discontinuity discontinuity Sgm: N 1 disjunction disjunction &c. 44 Sgm: N 1 anacoluthon anacoluthon Sgm: N 1 interruption interruption break… … English dictionary for students
discontinuity — dis|con|ti|nu|i|ty [ˌdıskɔntıˈnju:ıti US ka:ntıˈnu: ] n plural discontinuities 1.) a sudden change or pause in a process discontinuity between ▪ the policy discontinuities between the present and previous governments 2.) [U] when a process is not … Dictionary of contemporary English
discontinuity — [[t]dɪ̱skɒ̱ntɪnju͟ːɪti, AM nu͟ː [/t]] discontinuities N VAR Discontinuity in a process is a lack of smooth or continuous development. [FORMAL] The text is good in parts, but suffers from discontinuity... There may appear to be discontinuities… … English dictionary
discontinuity — UK [ˌdɪskɒntɪˈnjuːətɪ] / US [ˌdɪskɑntɪˈnuətɪ] noun Word forms discontinuity : singular discontinuity plural discontinuities formal a) [countable] a break in a process that is continuous except for this b) [uncountable] the state of not being… … English dictionary
discontinuity — noun Date: 1570 1. lack of continuity or cohesion 2. gap 5 3. a. the property of being not mathematically continuous < a point of discontinuity > b. an instance of … New Collegiate Dictionary
discontinuity — /dis kon tn ooh i tee, yooh /, n., pl. discontinuities. 1. lack of continuity; irregularity: The plot of the book was marred by discontinuity. 2. a break or gap: The surface of the moon is characterized by major discontinuities. 3. Math. a point… … Universalium
