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Disconnection   /dˌɪskənˈɛkʃən/   Listen
Disconnection

noun
1.
State of being disconnected.  Synonyms: disconnectedness, disjunction, disjuncture.
2.
An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding).  Synonyms: disconnect, gulf.  "There is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy"
3.
The act of breaking a connection.  Synonym: disjunction.





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"Disconnection" Quotes from Famous Books



... the chief characteristics of the Edison storage battery which fit it preeminently for transportation service, as follows: 1. No loss of active material, hence no sediment short-circuits. 2. No jar breakage. 3. Possibility of quick disconnection or replacement of any cell without employment of skilled labor. 4. Impossibility of "buckling" and harmlessness of a dead short-circuit. 5. Simplicity of care required. 6. Durability of materials and construction. ...
— Edison, His Life and Inventions • Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin


Words linked to "Disconnection" :   incoherency, disconnect, connectedness, incoherence, separability, disparity, separation


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