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discontinous

discontinous is the misspelling of discontinuous.

Meaning of discontinuous

Adjective

discontinuous (not comparable)

  1. having breaks or interruptions; intermittent
    • The high capital costs of electrification are cited, with a suggestion that in challenging locations discontinuous electrification could be considered.2020 December 16, “Northern rail leaders discuss phase-out of diesel”, in RAIL, page 12
    Synonyms:
    patchy, spasmodic
    Antonyms:
    continuous
  2. having at least one discontinuity
    Antonyms:
    continuous

Questions about discontinous

What is discontinous the misspelling of?
Discontinous is the misspelling of discontinuous.

Words near discontinous in the dictionary

  1. discontents
  2. discontiguity
  3. discontiguous
  4. discontiguously
  5. discontiguousness
  6. discontinous
  7. discontinua
  8. discontinuable
  9. discontinually
  10. discontinuance
  11. discontinuances

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