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单词 discontinuous
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discontinuous

(dɪskəntɪnjuəs)
adjective
A process that is discontinuous happens in stages with intervals between them, rather than continuously.
Synonyms: intermittent, interrupted, irregular, disconnected More Synonyms of discontinuous

discontinuous in British English

(ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjʊəs)
adjective
1. 
characterized by interruptions or breaks; intermittent
2.  mathematics
(of a function or curve) changing suddenly in value for one or more values of the variable or at one or more points
Compare continuous (sense 3)
Derived forms
discontinuously (ˌdisconˈtinuously)
adverb
discontinuousness (ˌdisconˈtinuousness)
noun

discontinuous in American English

(ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs)
adjective
not continuous; broken up by interruptions or gaps; intermittent
Derived forms
discontinuously (ˌdisconˈtinuously)
adverb

Examples of 'discontinuous' in a sentence
discontinuous

Splitting it into musical units allows the poem to be harmonious rather than discontinuous.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
Professional sport and amateur sport are now discontinuous.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
That way it becomes continuous, not discontinuous.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Radiation and other electronic activity is not regular, but occurs in discontinuous waves.
Stearns, Peter N. World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity (1995)
(adjective) 
Definition
characterized by interruptions
the discontinuous nature of the country's economic development
Synonyms
intermittent
After three hours of intermittent rain, the game was abandoned.
interrupted
A toe injury caused her six weeks of interrupted training.
irregular
She was suffering from an irregular heartbeat.
disconnected
broken
nights of broken sleep
fitful
He drifted off into a fitful sleep.
spasmodic
My husband's work was so spasmodic.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of broken
Definition
interrupted
nights of broken sleep
Synonyms
interrupted,
disturbed,
incomplete,
erratic,
disconnected,
intermittent,
fragmentary,
spasmodic,
discontinuous
in the sense of fitful
Definition
occurring in irregular spells
He drifted off into a fitful sleep.
Synonyms
irregular,
broken,
disturbed,
erratic,
variable,
flickering,
unstable,
uneven,
fluctuating,
sporadic,
intermittent,
impulsive,
haphazard,
desultory,
spasmodic,
inconstant
in the sense of interrupted
A toe injury caused her six weeks of interrupted training.
Synonyms
disturbed,
broken,
incomplete,
cut off,
uneven,
disconnected,
intermittent,
discontinuous

Nearby words of
discontinuous

  • discontinue
  • discontinued
  • discontinuity
  • discontinuous
  • discord
  • discordant
  • discount

Synonyms of 'discontinuous'

discontinuous

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