gapping

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil present participle and gerund of gap
2. isim 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."
3. isim The formation of a gap.

   “The suture must be firm enough to prevent gapping when the elasticity of the elastic layer has been in play for some time.”