2. (Bot.) Irregular; -- said of any arrangement whose symmetry is destroyed by local causes, as when leaflets are interposed among the leaves in a pinnate leaf. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
interrupted — interrupted; un·interrupted; … English syllables
interrupted — index arrested (checked), desultory, disconnected, disjointed, disjunctive (tending to disjoin), intermittent Burton s Legal Thesau … Law dictionary
interrupted — [in΄tə rupt′id, in΄tər rupt′id] adj. 1. broken by interruption; not continuous 2. Bot. asymmetrical; irregular: said of parts not equally spaced on a stem … English World dictionary
Interrupted — Interrupt In ter*rupt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interrupted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interrupting}.] [L. interruptus, p. p. of interrumpere to interrupt; inter between + rumpere to break. See {Rupture}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To break into, or between; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
interrupted — adjective 1. discontinued temporarily we resumed the interrupted discussion • Similar to: ↑discontinued 2. intermittently stopping and starting fitful (or interrupted) sleep off and on static • Syn: ↑fitful … Useful english dictionary
interrupted screw — n. a screw having the thread interrupted by a slot or slots to enable it to be locked or released by a partial turn … English World dictionary
Interrupted aging — Interrupted aging. См. Многократное старение. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
Interrupted-current plating — Interrupted current plating. См. Металлизация с прерыванием напряжения. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
Interrupted quenching — Interrupted quenching. См. Прерывистая закалка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
Interrupted screw — An interrupted screw or interrupted thread is a mechanical device typically used in the breech of artillery guns. It is a screw that has a section of thread along its axis removed. This removal, coupled with an appropriate hole, allows the screw… … Wikipedia
