1) discontinuity

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• Discontinuity — may refer to: Discontinuity (casting), a harmless irregularity in a casting Discontinuity (Geotechnical engineering) in geotechnics is a plane or surface marking a change in physical or chemical properties in a soil or rock mass Discontinuity… …   Wikipedia

• Discontinuity — Dis*con ti*nu i*ty, n. Want of continuity or cohesion; disunion of parts. Discontinuity of surface. Boyle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• discontinuity layer — discontinuity layer, 1. the layer between the earth s crust and mantle; Mohorovicic discontinuity. 2. a layer of water between parts that differ markedly in temperature; thermocline …   Useful english dictionary

• Discontinuity — Discontinuity. См. Нарушение сплошности. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

• discontinuity — index anacoluthon, deviation, difference, disturbance, hiatus, incoherence, irregularity, non sequitur …   Law dictionary

• discontinuity — [dis΄kän tə no͞o′ə tē, dis kän tənyo͞o′ə tē] n. pl. discontinuities [ML discontinuitas: see DISCONTINUE & ITY] 1. lack of continuity or logical sequence 2. a gap or break 3. Math. a value of the independent variable x of a mathematical function… …   English World dictionary

• Discontinuity (geotechnical engineering) — A discontinuity in geotechnical engineering (in geotechnical literature often denoted by joint) is a plane or surface that marks a change in physical or chemical characteristics in a soil or rock mass. A discontinuity can be, for example, a… …   Wikipedia

• Discontinuity effect — Psychology …   Wikipedia

• Discontinuity — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Interrupted sequence. < N PARAG:Discontinuity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discontinuity discontinuity Sgm: N 1 disjunction disjunction &c. 44 Sgm: N 1 anacoluthon anacoluthon Sgm: N 1 interruption interruption break… …   English dictionary for students

• Discontinuity layout optimization — Failure mechanism of an embedded foundation (identified using DLO) Discontinuity layout optimization (DLO) is an engineering analysis procedure which can be used to directly establish the amount of load that can be carried by a solid or structure …   Wikipedia

• Discontinuity (Postmodernism) — For Michel Foucault (1926 84), discontinuity and continuity reflect the flow of history and the fact that some things are no longer perceived, described, expressed, characterised, classified, and known in the same way from one era to the next.… …   Wikipedia