Crossword clues for discontinuation
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Discontinuation \Dis`con*tin`u*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. discontinuation.] Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in a connected series; discontinuance.
Upon any discontinuation of parts, made either by
bubbles or by shaking the glass, the whole mercury
falls.
--Sir I.
Newton.
Wiktionary
n. Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in a connected series; discontinuance.
WordNet
n. the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) [syn: discontinuance] [ant: continuance, continuance]
Wikipedia
Discontinuation is the process of quitting a procedure, such as the course of treatment with a drug or a consumer product line.
Usage examples of "discontinuation".
In 1952, a brief shortage of Idaho potatoes resulted in the discontinuation of french fries in many White Castle areas.
The world around Kahlan crashed back in a riot of sound and motion with the abrupt readjustment to the discontinuation of her intent.
If anyone had asked him, Donald could have said why the discontinuation of Donald Hogan Mark I was so quick and so efficient.
In short, what I’m talking about is Project Parsimony writ large: the discontinuation of an experiment that cost far too much to set up and hasn’t paid off.