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DISJUNCT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does disjunct mean?
• DISJUNCT (adjective)
The adjective DISJUNCT has 4 senses:
1. progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second
2. having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects
3. marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements
4. used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations
Familiarity information: DISJUNCT used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Antonym:
conjunct (progressing melodically by intervals of a second)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects
Similar:
divided (separated into parts or pieces)
Domain category:
zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements
Synonyms:
disjunct; isolated
Context example:
little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara
Similar:
separate (independent; not united or joint)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations
Context example:
disjunct distribution of king crabs
Similar:
discontinuous; noncontinuous (not continuing without interruption in time or space)
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