English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

διακοπή — meaning in English

diakopi

Greek → English · translate English → Greek instead

English meaning

  • adjournment noun The act of pausing or ending a meeting or session, or the period during which it is paused.
  • cessation noun The stopping of something, whether temporary or permanent.
  • discontinuity noun A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap.
  • interrupt verb To break in on someone who is speaking or on an ongoing action.
  • interruption noun An act of breaking in on something, or a pause caused by this.
  • shutdown noun The act of stopping something from operating, such as a computer, factory, or government.

Senses

διακοπή is used for these senses in English:

  • cessation (formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
  • discontinuity A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap. [from 16th c.]
  • interrupt (computing, electronics) An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
  • interruption The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
  • shutdown The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.

Related Greek words