gapping
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡæpɪŋ/
Verb
gapping
- present participle of gap
Noun
gapping (countable and uncountable, plural gappings)
- (linguistics) A type of ellipsis that occurs in the non-initial conjuncts of coordinate structures, and usually elides minimally a finite verb and further any non-finite verbs that are present. Example: "Some ate bread, and others rice."
- (anatomy) The formation of a gap.
- 1919, Studies from the Dept. of Anatomy (volume 7, page 505)
- The suture must be firm enough to prevent gapping when the elasticity of the elastic layer has been in play for some time.
- 2012, Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso, Joan Carles Monllau, The ACL-Deficient Knee: A Problem Solving Approach (page 300)
- This test should then be repeated at 30° of knee flexion. The degree of injury can be graded based upon the amount of gapping felt as the joint opens under stress.
- 1919, Studies from the Dept. of Anatomy (volume 7, page 505)