Disjoint

Disjoint
Disjoint Dis*joint", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disjointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disjointing}.] 1. To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate; as, to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint a fowl in carving. [1913 Webster]

Yet what could swords or poisons, racks or flame, But mangle and disjoint the brittle frame? --Prior. [1913 Webster]

2. To separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts are united; to break in pieces; as, disjointed columns; to disjoint an edifice. [1913 Webster]

Some half-ruined wall Disjointed and about to fall. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

3. To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent; as, a disjointed speech. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • disjoint — disjoint, ointe [ disʒwɛ̃, wɛ̃t ] adj. • 1370; de disjoindre 1 ♦ Qui n est pas, n a pas été ou n est plus joint. Un vieux perron aux marches disjointes. 2 ♦ Dont les éléments sont disjoints. « Par toutes les fissures d un ciment disjoint »… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Disjoint — Dis*joint , n. [From OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre. See {Disjoint}, v. t.] Difficult situation; dilemma; strait. [Obs.] I stand in such disjoint. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Disjoint — may refer to: Disjoint sets Disjoint union This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intende …   Wikipedia

  • disjoint — disjoint, ointe (dis join, join t ) part. passé de disjoindre. Qui n est plus joint. Des planches disjointes.    Terme de musique. Degré disjoint, passage d une note à une autre qui ne la suit pas immédiatement dans la gamme.    Terme de… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • disjoint — [dis joint′, dis′joint΄] adj. [ME < OFr desjoint, pp. of desjoindre: see DISJOIN] 1. Obs. disjointed 2. Math. of sets having no members in common vt. [< DISJOINT the adj.] 1. to put out of joint; dislocate …   English World dictionary

  • Disjoint — Dis*joint , a. [OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre. See {Disjoin}.] Disjointed; unconnected; opposed to {conjoint}. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Disjoint — Dis*joint , v. i. To fall in pieces. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disjoint — I adjective apart, detached, disassembled, disassociated, disconnected, disengaged, disjunct, dismantled, displaced, dissected, disunited, divaricated, divided, far between, in two, isolated, removed, rent, riven, sectioned, separate, separated,… …   Law dictionary

  • disjoint — Disjoint, [disj]ointe. part …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • disjoint — 1. adjective a) not smooth or continuous; disjointed b) (not used in the comparative or superlative) Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set. Ant: non disjoint …   Wiktionary

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