noncontinuous C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled non-continuous US /ˌnɑnkənˈtɪnjuəs/ UK /ˌnɒnkənˈtɪnjuəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not continuous; interrupted or discrete The data formed a noncontinuous series with several gaps. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not continuous; interrupted... discontinuousintermittentdiscreteinterruptedsporadicbroken ↔ Opposites continuousunbrokenuninterruptedseamless Word family Related forms continuouscontinuecontinuity Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + continuous, from Latin continuus ('uninterrupted'), from continere ('to hold together'), from com- ('together') + tenere ('to hold'). continuus Latin tenere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # noncontinuous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnkənˈtɪnjuəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnkənˈtɪnjuəs/ ## Meanings 1. not continuous; interrupted or discrete ## Examples - The data formed a noncontinuous series with several gaps. ## Synonyms - discontinuous - intermittent - discrete - interrupted - sporadic - broken ## Antonyms - continuous - unbroken - uninterrupted - seamless ## Related Forms - continuous - continue - continuity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: continuus - Root: tenere ## Etymology From non- ('not') + continuous, from Latin continuus ('uninterrupted'), from continere ('to hold together'), from com- ('together') + tenere ('to hold'). ## AI Etymology Noncontinuous comes from non- ('not') + continuous, from Latin continuus ('uninterrupted'), from continere ('to hold together'), from com- ('together') + tenere ('to hold'). The etymological trail includes Latin continuus, Latin tenere. The same word family includes continuous, continue, continuity. Its current adjective use means "not continuous; interrupted or discrete". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown