(of a compound leaf or other plant organ) made discontinuous by smaller interposed leaflets or intervals of bare stem

the long drooping leaves are interrupted

(of a cadence) having a penultimate dominant chord that is followed not by the expected chord of the tonic but by another, usually that of the submediant

many types of interrupted cadences can be found in all styles of Western music

stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process)

the buzzer interrupted his thoughts

break the continuity of (a line or surface)

the coastal plain is interrupted by chains of large lagoons