Definition of interrupted in English:
interrupted
adjective ɪntəˈrʌptɪdˌin(t)əˈrəptəd
1Botany
(of a compound leaf or other plant organ) made discontinuous by smaller interposed leaflets or intervals of bare stem.
Example sentencesExamples
- Note the displacement of the blade/sheath boundary and the interrupted ligule line.
Synonyms
intermittent, sporadic, broken, fitful, on and off, disrupted, erratic, disconnected
2Music
(of a cadence) having a penultimate dominant chord that is followed not by the expected chord of the tonic but by another, usually that of the submediant.