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Definition of Diastem
1. n. Intervening space; interval.
Definition of Diastem
1. an interruption in the deposition of sediment [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diastem
Literary usage of Diastem
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Observatory (1896)
"But elementary terms in the diastem and the longitude of the perihelion can
produce terms in the co-ordinates having periods which differ but little from ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"... would become infinite did the planetary masses vanish. These terms he calls
elementary. But elementary terms in the diastem and the longitude of the ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"diastem, (di'-^-stem) ns In musick, A name applied to a simple interval, in
contradiction to a compound one, which has been called a system. ..."
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