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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Conjoint \Con*joint"\, adjective [F. conjoint, p. p. of conjoindre. See {Conjoin}, and cf. {Conjunct}.] United; connected; associated. ''Influence conjoint.'' --Glover.
{Conjoint degrees} (Mus.), two notes which follow each other immediately in the order of the scale, as ut and re. --Johnson.
{Conjoint tetrachords} (Mus.), two tetrachords or fourths, where the same note is the highest of one and the lowest of the other; -- also written {conjunct}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Conjunct \Con*junct"\, adjective [L. conjunctus, p. p. See {Conjoin}.]
1. United; conjoined; concurrent. [Archaic]
2. (Her.) Same as {Conjoined}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
conjunct
adjective
1: progressing melodically by intervals of a second; "conjunct motion of an ascending scale" [ant: {disjunct}]
2: bound in close association; "conjunct influences"; "conjunct ideas"
3: involving the joint activity of two or more; "the attack was met by the combined strength of two divisions"; "concerted action"; "the conjunct influence of fire and strong dring"; "the conjunctive focus of political opposition"; "a cooperative effort"; "a united effort"; "joint military activities" [syn: {combined}, {concerted}, {conjunctive}, {cooperative}, {united}]
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