gapping

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡæpɪŋ/

Verb

gapping

  1. present participle and gerund of gap

Noun

gapping (countable and uncountable, plural gappings)

Examples (linguistics)
  • Some ate bread, and (ate) others rice.
  • Jim has been observed by me, and Tom (has been observed) by you.
  1. (linguistics, uncountable) 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.
  2. (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.

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