disjunct

Plural: disjuncts

Adjective

• progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second

Adjective Satellite

• having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects
• marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements; - Scientific Monthly
  • "little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara"
• used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations
  • "disjunct distribution of king crabs"

Adj

• Separate; discontinuous; not connected.
• Occurring in widely separated geographic areas.

Noun

• An alternative element in a logical disjunction; a separate part.
• The state of being disjointed; disjointedness; a disconnect.
• A species or population occurring at a distant or separate location, and separated from other members of the same group.
• One of multiple propositions, any of which, if true, confirm the validity of another proposition (a disjunction).
• Any sentence element that is not fully integrated into the clausal structure of the sentence.
• Any sentence element that is not fully integrated into the clausal structure of the sentence.
• An adverbial that expresses the speaker's or writer's attitude towards, or descriptive statement of, the propositional content of the associated clause or sentence.
• A conjunct of a disjunctive conjunction.

Examples

• Each possible word play was a disjunct in his complex decision tree.

Synonyms

isolated, disjunctive, sentence adverb

Antonyms

conjunct, conjunct#Adjective, conjunctive

Anagrams of disjunct