discontiguousadj.

Brit.

/ˌdɪskənˈtɪɡjʊəs/, U.S.

/ˌdɪskənˈtɪɡjuəs/, Scottish English

/ˌdɪskənˈtɪɡjuəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dis- prefix, contiguous adj.

Etymology: < dis- prefix + contiguous adj. Compare earlier discontigue adj.

Originally Scottish.

Not contiguous in space; not touching or adjacent; disconnected, separate. Also: consisting of non-adjacent parts; characterized by spatial discontiguity. In early use esp. of areas of land. Formerly with †to, †from. Cf. contiguous adj. 1a.Now chiefly in scientific and technical use. In Scotland, formerly frequently in legal contexts relating to the ownership or inheritance of land.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > [adjective] > disjoining or disconnecting > not joined, united, or connected

uncoupled1377

unjoined1538

unclosed1551

unknitting1587

ununited1587

unknit1603

incommunicated1646

discontiguous1656

incontiguous1660

open1686

inconnected1742

disconnected1751

incoherent1768

uncemented1783

unconnected1829

disaffiliated1839

disconnect1845

inarticulate1852

unarticulated1861

ununified1862

1656 in J. A. Clyde Hope's Major Practicks (1937) I. 237 That lands discontiguous ar part and pertinents cannot be proven be wittnesses.

1704 Observator 16 Aug. England stands by it self on the Ocean, discontiguous to the French Country.

1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VI. 222 Tarland is one of the most disjoined and discontiguous parishes in Scotland.

1801 Monthly Rev. July 280 The extreme red is exhibited discontiguous from the other circles.

1832 J. Bell Syst. Geogr. (new ed.) I. iii. xxx. 412 This duchy..consists of four discontiguous districts, lying on the left and right banks of the Elbe.

1861 G. Ross W. Bell's Dict. Law Scotl. (rev. ed.) at Dispensation Where heritable subjects lay locally discontiguous..a clause of dispensation was sometimes inserted.

1900 A. R. Wallace Stud. Sci. & Social I. xii. 250 The presence of the same or closely allied species of beetles in discontiguous countries is a proof that there has been a former continuity of soil.

1975 R. G. Wetzel in B. A. Whitton River Ecol. x. 240 The distribution of macrophytes in streams is generally highly variegated and discontiguous.

2009 V. N. Cassar-Pullicino & L. F. Rogers in J. Hodler et al. Diagnostic Imaging 106/1 Additional spinal fractures or fracture dislocations may occur at discontiguous levels of the spine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discontiguous
释义	discontiguousadj. Brit. /ˌdɪskənˈtɪɡjʊəs/, U.S. /ˌdɪskənˈtɪɡjuəs/, Scottish English /ˌdɪskənˈtɪɡjuəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dis- prefix, contiguous adj. Etymology: < dis- prefix + contiguous adj. Compare earlier discontigue adj. Originally Scottish. Not contiguous in space; not touching or adjacent; disconnected, separate. Also: consisting of non-adjacent parts; characterized by spatial discontiguity. In early use esp. of areas of land. Formerly with †to, †from. Cf. contiguous adj. 1a.Now chiefly in scientific and technical use. In Scotland, formerly frequently in legal contexts relating to the ownership or inheritance of land. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > [adjective] > disjoining or disconnecting > not joined, united, or connected uncoupled1377 unjoined1538 unclosed1551 unknitting1587 ununited1587 unknit1603 incommunicated1646 discontiguous1656 incontiguous1660 open1686 inconnected1742 disconnected1751 incoherent1768 uncemented1783 unconnected1829 disaffiliated1839 disconnect1845 inarticulate1852 unarticulated1861 ununified1862 1656 in J. A. Clyde Hope's Major Practicks (1937) I. 237 That lands discontiguous ar part and pertinents cannot be proven be wittnesses. 1704 Observator 16 Aug. England stands by it self on the Ocean, discontiguous to the French Country. 1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VI. 222 Tarland is one of the most disjoined and discontiguous parishes in Scotland. 1801 Monthly Rev. July 280 The extreme red is exhibited discontiguous from the other circles. 1832 J. Bell Syst. Geogr. (new ed.) I. iii. xxx. 412 This duchy..consists of four discontiguous districts, lying on the left and right banks of the Elbe. 1861 G. Ross W. Bell's Dict. Law Scotl. (rev. ed.) at Dispensation Where heritable subjects lay locally discontiguous..a clause of dispensation was sometimes inserted. 1900 A. R. Wallace Stud. Sci. & Social I. xii. 250 The presence of the same or closely allied species of beetles in discontiguous countries is a proof that there has been a former continuity of soil. 1975 R. G. Wetzel in B. A. Whitton River Ecol. x. 240 The distribution of macrophytes in streams is generally highly variegated and discontiguous. 2009 V. N. Cassar-Pullicino & L. F. Rogers in J. Hodler et al. Diagnostic Imaging 106/1 Additional spinal fractures or fracture dislocations may occur at discontiguous levels of the spine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656
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