discontinuous en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English continuous English discontinuous From dis- + continuous.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) having breaks or interruptions; intermittent
The high capital costs of electrification are cited, with a suggestion that in challenging locations discontinuous electrification could be considered.
2020 December 16, “Northern rail leaders discuss phase-out of diesel”, in RAIL, page 12:
- (not-comparable) having at least one discontinuity
Antonyms
continuous · continuous · continuous
Deriveds
discontinuousness · discontinuously
Hyponyms
off-again · twinkling · on-again · on-off
Relateds
discontinuity · irregular · unsteady · in fits and starts
Synonyms
fitful · catchy · spasmodic · ragged · patchy · spasmodic · intermissive · patchy · broken · intermittent · stop-start · discontinuous
Translations (27)
el διακεκομμένος (intermittent) · da diskontinuert (in mathematics) · gv neulhiantagh (intermittent) · nb diskontinuerlig (in mathematics) · mi tāmutumutu (intermittent) · es descontinuo (intermittent) · es discontinuo (in mathematics) · gv barnagh (intermittent) · gv brisht (intermittent) · el διαλείπων (intermittent) · et katkev (in mathematics) · ga bearnach (intermittent) · ga briste (intermittent) · es discontinuo (intermittent) · da diskontinuerlig (intermittent) · sv diskontinuerlig (in mathematics) · fi epäjatkuva (in mathematics) · tl dituluyan (in mathematics) · de unstetig (in mathematics) · cs nespojitý (in mathematics) · nb diskontinuerlig (intermittent) · da usammenhængende (intermittent) · ar مُتَقَطِّع (intermittent) · bg прекъснат (in mathematics) · da afbrudt (intermittent) · ga neamhleanúnach (intermittent) · el ασυνεχής (in mathematics)