disjunct
pronunciation
How to pronounce disjunct in British English:
UK [dɪs'dʒʌŋkt]
How to pronounce disjunct in American English:
US [dɪs'dʒʌŋkt]
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- Adjective:
- progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second
- having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects
- marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements
- used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations
Word Origin
Example
- 1. The asian and european populations are widely disjunct , separated by over 5000 km .
- 2. Such a disjunct distribution seems unlikely , and it is possible that the chinese plants represent an as yet undescribed taxon .
- 3. Given this analytical disjunct , the reason there is no deal is that there is no deal to be done .
- 4. The temperate woody bamboos are a morphologically diverse group with a complicated taxonomy . The arundinaria group has an east asia-north america disjunct distribution , which is one of those with complex taxonomy in the temperate woody bamboos .