The Collaborative International Dictionary
Disjunct \Dis*junct"\ (d[i^]s*j[u^][ng]kt"), a. [L. disjunctus, p. p. of disjungere to disjoin. See Disjoin, and cf. Disjoint.]
Disjoined; separated. [R.]
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(Zo["o]l.) Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deep constriction.
Disjunct tetrachords (Mus.), tetrachords so disposed to each other that the gravest note of the upper is one note higher than the acutest note of the other.
Wiktionary
a. 1 Separate; discontinuous; not connected. 2 (cx botany English) Occurring in widely separated geographic areas. n. 1 (context logic English) One of multiple propositions, any of which, if true, confirm the validity of another proposition (a disjunction) 2 (context linguistics English) Any sentence element that is not fully integrated into the clausal structure of the sentence. 3 (context linguistics English) An adverbial that expresses the speaker's or writer's attitude towards, or descriptive statement of, the propositional content of the associated clause or sentence.
WordNet
adj. progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second [ant: conjunct]
having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects
marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements; "little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara"- Scientific Monthly [syn: isolated]
used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations; "disjunct distribution of king crabs"
Wikipedia
The term disjunct can refer to:
- disjunct (linguistics)
- disjunct or quincunx in astrology, an aspect made when two planets are 150 degrees, or five signs apart
- a disjunct distribution in biology, one in which two closely related taxa are widely separated geographically
- disjunct (music), a melodic skip or leap
- logical disjunction
In linguistics, a disjunct is a type of adverbial adjunct that expresses information that is not considered essential to the sentence it appears in, but which is considered to be the speaker's or writer's attitude towards, or descriptive statement of, the propositional content of the sentence, "expressing, for example, the speaker's degree of truthfulness or his manner of speaking."
A specific type of disjunct is the (or sentence adverbial), which modifies a sentence, or a clause within a sentence, to convey the mood, attitude or sentiments of the speaker, rather than an adverb modifying a verb, an adjective or another adverb within a sentence.
More generally, the term disjunct can be used to refer to any sentence element that is not fully integrated into the clausal structure of the sentence. Such elements usually appear peripherally (at the beginning or end of the sentence) and are set off from the rest of the sentence by a comma (in writing) and a pause (in speech).
Usage examples of "disjunct".
We have known that for generations, but the juncts wouldn't accept it… until one of their own predicted it and died in the attempt to disjunct because he was too old.
The masterpiece he created would have been worth making a spy start the disjunct sequence over.
The old man was declining toward crisis, and when he was capable of a few hours of alertness, he was most likely to spend them with Jimmy Norton, telling him how he had broken his ties with the Freeband Raiders, encouraging the boy to disjunct, As Abel fully intended to do.
His whole nager was aglow with pure health now, whereas the Tecton would sorely have killed him—despite all Digen could do—trying to disjunct him.
The sudden wave of panic that rose in Langdon was a frenzy of disjunct fears.
But those who killed occasionally, and even those who had disjuncted, preferred something Jord could give them that the others could not.
The chaplain was the only officer attached to Group Headquarters who did not reside in the moldering red-stone Group Headquarters building itself or in any of the smaller satellite structures that rose about the grounds in disjuncted relationship.