discordant
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- discordaunt (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Old French descordant, from descorder
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
discordant (comparative more discordant, superlative most discordant)
- not in harmony or accord
- harsh or dissonant-sounding
- (public health) serodiscordant
- (geology) of a differing type of rock cutting across a formation
- Dikes may be discordant to country rock if they intrude at a high angle to the bedding.
- (mathematics) of opposite sign
Antonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
not in harmony or accord
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harsh or dissonant-sounding
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serodiscordant — see serodiscordant
geology: of a differing type of rock cutting across a formation
mathematics: of opposite sign
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French[edit]
Adjective[edit]
discordant (feminine singular discordante, masculine plural discordants, feminine plural discordantes)
Further reading[edit]
- “discordant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
discordant