Look up: abrupt

1. abrupt
   [adj] - marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions 2. [adj] - extremely steep 3. [adj] - exceedingly sudden and unexpected 4. [adj] - surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner
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2. abrupt
   the junction between p-type and n-type regions in a single crystal of semi-conductor material,in which the transition from p-type to n-type material is effectively discontinuous Category: Electrical engineering and energy • a junction,the width of which in the direction of the impurity-c...
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3. Abrupt
   Ab·rupt' adjective [ Latin abruptus , past participle of abrumpere to break off; ab + rumpere to break. See Rupture .] 1. Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as...
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4. Abrupt
   Ab·rupt' noun [ Latin abruptum .] An abrupt place. [ Poetic] « 'Over the vast abrupt .' Milton. »
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5. Abrupt
   Ab·rupt' transitive verb To tear off or asunder. [ Obsolete] 'Till death abrupts them.' Sir T. Browne.
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6. abrupt
   Sudden and unexpected. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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7. abrupt
   disconnected adjective marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; `abrupt prose`
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8. abrupt
   precipitous adjective extremely steep; `an abrupt canyon`; `the precipitous rapids of the upper river`; `the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings`; `a sharp drop`
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9. abrupt
   adjective surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; `an abrupt reply`
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10. abrupt
    adjective exceedingly sudden and unexpected; `came to an abrupt stop`; `an abrupt change in the weather`
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11. Abrupt
    • (a.) Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places. • (a.) Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. • (a.) Having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected. • (a.) S...
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12. abrupt
    sudden and unexpected.
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13. abrupt
    abrupt, abruptly 1. Ending suddenly; jerky and disconnected; curt and rough in speech. 2. Surprisingly curt; brusque; such as, an abrupt answer made in anger. 3. Touching on one subject after another with sudden transitions: abrupt prose. 4. Steeply inclined; having a sharp inclination; precipitou...
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