Synonyms: disjunct
Definition: used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations
Usage: disjunct distribution of king crabs
Similar words: discontinuous, noncontinuous
Definition: not continuing without interruption in time or space
Usage: discontinuous applause; the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas; he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling
Definition: marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements
Usage: little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara- Scientific Monthly
Similar words: separate
Definition: independent; not united or joint
Usage: a problem consisting of two separate issues; they went their separate ways; formed a separate church
Synonyms: disjunct
Definition: having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects