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DISJUNCT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second
Classified under:
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Antonym:
conjunct (progressing melodically by intervals of a second)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations
Example:
disjunct distribution of king crabs
Classified under:
Similar:
discontinuous; noncontinuous (not continuing without interruption in time or space)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements
Example:
little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara
Synonyms:
disjunct; isolated
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
separate (independent; not united or joint)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
divided (separated into parts or pieces)
Domain category:
zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)
