D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Discontinuation

/dĭsˌ-kən-tĭnˌ-yo͞o-āsh'-ən/ · Dis·con·tin·u·a·tion · IPA /dˌɪskəntˌɪnjuːˈeɪʃən/
01 n. Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in a connected series; discontinuance.
  1. 1.
    Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in a connected series; discontinuance.
    “Upon any discontinuation of parts, made either by bubbles or by shaking the glass, the whole mercury falls.” Sir I. Newton.