discontinuity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌdɪs.kɒn.tɪˈnjuː.ɪ.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌdɪs.kɒn.tɪˈnu.ɪ.ti/ (Boston, Canada, Maine)
- /ˌdɪs.kɔn.tɪˈnjʉː.ɪ.ti/ (Australia)
- /ˌdɪs.kɑn.tɪˈnu.ɪ.ti/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
- [ˌdɪs.kɑn.tɪˈnu.ɪ.ɾi] (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
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Etymology
From Late Latin discontinuitās, from discontinuus, equivalent to dis- + continuity.
Meanings
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A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap.
structural discontinuity
detect a discontinuity
The data shows a clear discontinuity in temperature around 1990.
Geologists noted a discontinuity between the two rock layers.
sharp discontinuity
Shock waves are sudden discontinuities propagated in compressible media – usually air.
2012, George Dyson, Turing's Cathedral, Penguin, published 2013, page 57:
- A point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or discontinuous.
- a subterranean interface at which seismic velocities change
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| discontinuities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Moho discontinuity · discontinuity systematics · Mohorovicic discontinuity · Mohorovičić discontinuity · Gutenberg discontinuity
Hyponyms
Meronyms
fault · interruption · break · fracture · hiatus · flaw · gap · interval · cut · crack
Relateds
Synonyms
discontinuity · noncontinuity · unevenness
Translations (30)
pt descontinuidade (lack of continuity) · nl discontinuïteit (subterranean interface) · ka წყვეტა (lack of continuity) · fi epäjatkuvuus (lack of continuity) · sv diskontinuitet (point in the range of a function) · bg точка на прекъсване (point in the range of a function) · fi epäjatkuvuus (point in the range of a function) · cmn 不連續 /不连续 (lack of continuity) · fi epäjatkuvuus (subterranean interface) · fi epäjatkuvuuskohta (point in the range of a function) · cmn 不連續點 /不连续点 (point in the range of a function) · id diskontinuitas (lack of continuity) · el διακοπή (lack of continuity) · cmn 不連續面 /不连续面 (subterranean interface) · nl discontinuïteit (lack of continuity) · el ασυνέχεια (point in the range of a function) · id diskontinuitas (point in the range of a function) · ka წყვეტილობა (lack of continuity) · hi अनिरंतरता (lack of continuity) · cmn 間斷點 /间断点 (point in the range of a function) · sv diskontinuitet (lack of continuity) · el ασυνέχεια (lack of continuity) · de Diskontinuität (lack of continuity) · bg прекъснатост (lack of continuity) · es discontinuidad (lack of continuity) · ca discontinuïtat (lack of continuity) · el χάσμα (subterranean interface) · id diskontinuitas (subterranean interface) · tl dikatuluyan (lack of continuity) · ms ketakselanjaran (point in the range of a function)