Discontinuous - English meaning

adjective

Past participle of break1.

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

adjective

Past participle of break

Usage examples:

My camera is broken., a broken line, he spoke very broken english., after his wife's death, he seem…

adjective

Having had a connection broken.

Usage examples:

He expected the disconnected phone to start ringing

verb

Break the connection of or between.

Usage examples:

If the axle unit is partially disconnected from the body, the car should not be driven

adjective

Not related, or not having any clear purpose or pattern

Usage examples:

These are disconnected events, of no wider significance., disconnected thoughts, we have become dis…

verb

Interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem.

Usage examples:

Flooding disrupted rail services

verb

Past simple and past participle of disrupt

verb

To prevent something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected

Usage examples:

Heavy snow disrupted travel into the city this morning., the meeting was disrupted by a group of pr…

adjective

Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

Usage examples:

Her breathing was erratic

noun

A rock or boulder that differs from the surrounding rock and is believed to have been brought from a distance by glacial action.

Usage examples:

The source of stone for the whetstones may have been glacial erratics

adjective

Changing suddenly and unexpectedly

Usage examples:

An erratic schedule

adjective

Active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady.

Usage examples:

A few hours' fitful sleep

adjective

Going off and on irregularly

Usage examples:

Her breathing is fitful.

adjective

Often stopping and starting and not happening in a regular or continuous way

Usage examples:

Fitful breathing, a fitful sleep

adjective

Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.

Usage examples:

Intermittent rain

adjective

Not happening regularly or continuously; stopping and starting repeatedly or with long periods in between

Usage examples:

It rained intermittently all day.

adjective

(of a compound leaf or other plant organ) made discontinuous by smaller interposed leaflets or intervals of bare stem.

Usage examples:

Note the displacement of the blade/sheath boundary and the interrupted ligule line.

verb

Stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process).

Usage examples:

The buzzer interrupted his thoughts

verb

Past simple and past participle of interrupt

Usage examples:

She tried to explain what had happened but he kept interrupting her., i wish you'd stop interruptin…

idiom

If something happens on and off during a period of time, it happens sometimes

Usage examples:

I've had toothache on and off for a couple of months.

adjective

Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

Usage examples:

Sporadic fighting broke out

adjective

Not happening or appearing in a pattern; not continuous or regular

Usage examples:

She makes sporadic trips to europe., the storm caused sporadic flooding throughout the region., i’v…