continuum
con·ti·nuum
noun
1.
a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct of distinguishable from adjacent parts
Origin
Borrowed from Latin continuum, neuter form of continuus, from contineō (“contain, enclose”).
Phrases
- continuum hypothesis
- continuum mechanics
- continuum theory
- dialect continuum
- generalized continuum hypothesis
- language continuum
- post-creole continuum
Related words
Broader terms
Narrower terms
WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.