discontinuity | Definition of discontinuity

Synonyms and Antonyms of discontinuity

1 an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)

microscopic discontinuities in the connecting wires

Synonyms of discontinuity

breach, break, gap, gulf, hiatus, hole, interstice, interval, opening, rent, rift, separation, void

Words Related to discontinuity

chink, cleft, crack, cranny, crevice, fissure

notch, slit, slot, split

interspace, pore

abyss, aperture, cavity, chasm, gape, orifice

fracture, rupture, severance, sundering

2 a break in continuity

a noticeable discontinuity in the flow of the story

Synonyms of discontinuity

gap, hiatus, hiccup (also hiccough), interim, interlude, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interstice, interval, parenthesis

Words Related to discontinuity

caesura, comma, interspace, lag, pause, space, time lag, window

adjournment, discontinuance, lapse, suspension

lull, recess, respite, rest

Near Antonyms of discontinuity

continuum, run, stretch

procession, progression

Antonyms of discontinuity

continuation, continuity