continuum

Meaning of continuum

noun
  1. a continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, but the extremes are quite distinct.
    a continuum of special educational needs
    the continuum from third world economies to advanced nations

mid 17th century: from Latin, neuter of continuus (see continuous).

Information about continuum

Hyphenation of continuum

con-tin-uum

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • continuum is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Words that rhyme with continuum

semicontinuum, sinuum, annuum

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