in terruption, inter rupcion

[ Fr.interruption, from Latin interruptionem, acc us. of interruptio =an interrupting, from interrupt us, pa. par. of inter rumpo =to interrupt Interrupted(q.v.); Sp. int err upc i on; Ital. inter- ly-pinnate. ruzione.] 1. The act of interrupting or breaking in upon. 2. A hindrance, a stop; an obstacle caused by the breaking-in of something upon the course, progre , or proce of anything; a stoppage. "Here the first stop our rapid course delays, And with a grateful interruption stays." Brooke: The Fox Chase. 3. A breach, break, or gap caused by the breaking in or intervention of anything foreign; intervention, interposition. "Places severed from the continent by the interruption of the sea." - Hale : Orig. of Mankind. *4. Intermi ion; temporary ce ation. in-ter-rŭp-tive, a . [English interrupt ; -ive.] Tending to interrupt; interrupting. in-terruptive-lý, adv . [Eng. interruptive ; ly .] So as to interrupt; by interruption. *in-ter-scălme', s . [Fr., from Latin inters cal mium , from inter- =between, and scalmus =anoar.] Antiq .: In ancient galleys that part of the side of the ve el included between two oars or rowlocks; it contained about four feet. In-ter-scăp-u-lar, a. [Pref. inter- , and Eng. scapular (q.v.).]. Anat .: Situated between the shoulder-blades. In-ter-sçend-ent, a. [Latin inter- =between, and scandens , pr. par. of scan do to climb.] Alg.: A term applied by Leibnitz to quantities when the exponents of their powers are radical; as, ay 2, ay a , from their holding a mean, as it were, between algebraic and transcendental quantities. pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, IMG:content-1798.png:[blocks in formation] *in-ter-scribe', v. t . (Latin interscribo , from inter-between, among, and scribo to write.] To write between.