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Webster 1913 Edition
Disjoint
Dis-joint′
,Adj.
Disjointed; unconnected; – opposed to
conjoint
. Milton.
Dis-joint′
,Noun.
Difficult situation; dilemma; strait.
[Obs.]
“I stand in such disjoint.” Chaucer.
Dis-joint′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Disjointed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disjointing
.] 1.
To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate;
as, to
disjoint
limbs; to disjoint
bones; to disjoint
a fowl in carving.Yet what could swords or poisons, racks or flame,
But mangle and
But mangle and
disjoint
the brittle frame? Prior.
2.
To separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts are united; to break in pieces;
as,
disjointed
columns; to disjoint
an edifice.Some half-ruined wall
Disjointed
and about to fall. Longfellow.
3.
To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent;
as, a
. disjointed
speechDis-joint′
,Verb.
I.
To fall in pieces.
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Disjoint
DISJOINT
,Verb.
T.
1.
To separate a joint; to separate parts united by joints; as, to disjoint the limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint a fowl in carving.2.
To put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate.3.
To separate at junctures; to break at the part where things are united by cement; as disjointed columns.4.
To break in pieces; to separate united parts; as, to disjoint an edifice; the disjointed parts of a ship.5.
To break the natural order and relations of a thing; to make incoherent; as a disjointed speech.DISJOINT
,Verb.
I.
DISJOINT
,Adj.
Definition 2024
disjoint
disjoint
English
Adjective
disjoint (comparative more disjoint, superlative most disjoint)
- not smooth or continuous; disjointed
- (set theory) (not used in the comparative or superlative) Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.
Antonyms
Translations
having no members in common
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Related terms
Verb
disjoint (third-person singular simple present disjoints, present participle disjointing, simple past and past participle disjointed)
- To render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection.
- to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint poultry by carving
- Prior
- Yet what could swords or poisons, racks or flame, / But mangle and disjoint the brittle frame?
- Longfellow
- Some half-ruined wall / Disjointed and about to fall.
- To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent.
- a disjointed speech
- To fall into pieces.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
Translations
To render disjoint
See also
French
Verb
disjoint m (feminine singular disjointe, masculine plural disjoints, feminine plural disjointes)
- past participle of disjoindre
Adjective
disjoint m (feminine singular disjointe, masculine plural disjoints, feminine plural disjointes)