Wide spread the discontinuous ruins lie (Nicholas Rowe).
SYNONYM(S): broken.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dis´con|tin´u|ous|ly — dis|con|tin|u|ous «DIHS kuhn TIHN yu uhs», adjective. not continuous; having gaps or breaks; interrupted; intermittent: »Wide spread the discontinuous ruins lie (Nicholas Rowe). SYNONYM(S): broken. –dis´con|tin´u|ous|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
dis´con|tin´u|ous|ness — dis|con|tin|u|ous «DIHS kuhn TIHN yu uhs», adjective. not continuous; having gaps or breaks; interrupted; intermittent: »Wide spread the discontinuous ruins lie (Nicholas Rowe). SYNONYM(S): broken. –dis´con|tin´u|ous|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
dis·con·tin·u·ous — … Useful english dictionary
tin — ablas·tin; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·e·tin; achro·ma·tin; ac·tin; ac·tin·au·to·graph·ic; ac·tin·ia; ac·tin·i·ar·ia; ac·tin·ic; ac·tin·i·form; ac·tin·i·o·chrome; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·mor·pha; ac·tin·i·um; ac·tin·i·zoa;… … English syllables
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
discontinuous — dis•con•tin•u•ous [[t]ˌdɪs kənˈtɪn yu əs[/t]] adj. 1) not continuous; broken; interrupted; intermittent 2) math. Math. (of a function at a point) not continuous at the point • Etymology: 1660–70; < ML discontinuus. See dis I, continuous dis… … From formal English to slang
discontinuous phase — dis·con·tin·u·ous phase .dis kən tin yə wəs n DISPERSED PHASE … Medical dictionary
discontinuous — dis·con·tin·u·ous (dis″kən tinґu əs) 1. interrupted; intermittent; marked by breaks. 2. discrete; separate. 3. lacking logical order or coherence … Medical dictionary
discontinuous — dis|con|tin|u|ous [ˌdıskənˈtınjuəs] adj formal not continuous … Dictionary of contemporary English
