Discontinual

/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəl/ adjective

Definition

Not continuous or unbroken; having gaps, interruptions, or breaks in sequence.

Etymology

From dis- (not) + continual (from Latin continuus: unbroken, from continere: to hold together) + -al (suffix forming adjectives). This rare variant of 'discontinuous' emphasizes lack of continuity.

Kelly Says

While 'discontinuous' is common in science, the archaic 'discontinual' survives mainly in old philosophical texts to describe how mind, time, or existence breaks apart—it sounds medieval and profound!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተቋርጦ
te-qaw-arto
ARالعربية
متواصل
mutawa-wal
BNবাংলা
বিরতিহীন
bi-ro-ti-heen
CACatalà
continu
kon-tyoo
CSČeština
pokračující
po-kra-ch-oo-yee
DADansk
kontinuerlig
kon-tin-u-er-lig
DEDeutsch
ununterbrochen
oon-noo-nter-bro-chen
ELΕλληνικά
συνεχής
see-neh-es
ESEspañol
continuo
kon-tee-noo
FAفارسی
پیوسته
pee-o-steh
FISuomi
jatkuva
ja-t-ku-va
FRFrançais
continu
kan-tyoo
GUGU
નિરંતર
ni-ran-tar
HAHA
ciki
chi-ki
HEעברית
רצוף
retz-uf
HIहिन्दी
सतत
sat-tat
HUMagyar
folyamatos
foly-a-ma-tos
IDBahasa Indonesia
berkelanjutan
ber-ke-la-ju-tan
IGIG
amaghị
a-ma-ghi
ITItaliano
continuo
kon-tee-noo
JA日本語
継続的な
keijo-teki-na
KKKK
тұрақты
ty-ra-q-ty
KMKM
បន្ត
bon-dt
KO한국어
연속적인
yeon-sok-jeok-in
MRMR
निरंतर
ni-ran-tar
MSBahasa Melayu
berterusan
ber-te-ru-san
MYမြန်မာ
ဆက်လက်
sekt-le-kt
NLNederlands
voortdurend
voort-doer-nd
NONorsk
kontinuerlig
kon-tin-u-er-lig
PAPA
ਅਨંત
an-nant
PLPolski
ciągły
chye-g-wee
PTPortuguês
contínuo
kon-tee-noo
RORomână
continu
kon-tyoo
RUРусский
непрерывный
ne-pre-ryv-nyy
SVSvenska
fortsatt
fortsat
SWKiswahili
endelevu
en-de-le-vu
TAதமிழ்
நிரந்தரமான
ni-ran-tha-ra-maan
TEతెలుగు
నిరంతర
ni-ran-tara
THไทย
อย่างต่อเนื่อง
yaang-dtor-nuh-rng
TLTL
patuloy
pa-too-loy
TRTürkçe
sürekli
sü-re-kli
UKУкраїнська
безперервний
bez-pere-rv-nyi
URاردو
مسلسل
mus-sal
VITiếng Việt
liên tục
lien-tuc
YOYO
ṣẹṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
连续的
líánxù de
ZUZU
ekusele
eh-koo-se-leh

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