discontiguous
/ˌdɪskənˈtɪɡjʊəs/originally Scottish
adjective
Not contiguous in space; not touching or adjacent; disconnected, separate. Also: consisting of non-adjacent parts; characterized by spatial discontiguity. In early use especially of areas of land. Formerly with †to, †from.
- Now chiefly in scientific and technical use. In Scotland, formerly frequently in legal contexts relating to the ownership or inheritance of land..
Origin
Mid 17th century. From dis- + contiguous. Compare earlier discontigue.
- possession order
- possessive
- possessive determiner
- possessively
- possessiveness
- possessive pronoun
- possessor
- possessoress
- possessorial
- possessorship
- possessory
- posset
- posseting
- possibilism
- possibilist
- possibilistic
- possibilitate
- possibility
- possibility theorem
- possible
- possibleness
- possibly
- possie
- possing
- possing tub