discontinuous
1Discontinuous — Dis con*tin u*ous, a. 1. Not continuous; interrupted; broken off. [1913 Webster] A path that is zigzag, discontinuous, and intersected at every turn by human negligence. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 2. Exhibiting a dissolution of continuity; gaping …
2discontinuous — index broken (interrupted), desultory, disconnected, discrete, disordered, disorderly, infrequent …
3discontinuous — [adj] broken; intermittent alternate, desultory, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, fitful, gaping, inchoate, incoherent, incohesive, interrupted, irregular, muddled, spasmodic, unconnected, unorganized; concept 482 Ant. connected, contiguous …
4discontinuous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having intervals or gaps; not continuous. DERIVATIVES discontinuity noun …
5discontinuous — [dis΄kən tin′yo͞o əs] adj. not continuous; broken up by interruptions or gaps; intermittent discontinuously adv …
6discontinuous — adjective Date: 1718 1. a. (1) not continuous < a discontinuous series of events > (2) not continued ; discrete < discontinuous features of terrain > b. lacking …
7discontinuous — discontinuously, adv. discontinuousness, n. /dis keuhn tin yooh euhs/, adj. 1. not continuous; broken; interrupted; intermittent: a discontinuous chain of mountains; a discontinuous argument. 2. Math. (of a function at a point) not continuous at… …
8discontinuous — [[t]dɪ̱skəntɪ̱njuəs[/t]] ADJ A process that is discontinuous happens in stages with intervals between them, rather than continuously. Syn: intermittent …
9discontinuous — adjective not continuous: Women are particularly affected because of their discontinuous employment patterns. discontinuously adverb …
10Discontinuous Deformation Analysis — (DDA) is a type of discrete element method originally proposed by Shi in 1988. DDA is somewhat similar to the finite element method for solving stress displacement problems, but accounts for the interaction of independent particles (blocks) along …
