Wordiyo
Vocabulary
Learn
My WordsPricing
Wordiyo

Build your English vocabulary systematically through word roots and etymology.

Explore

  • Vocabulary
  • Roots
  • My Words

Learn

  • Guides
  • Read

Company

  • About Us
  • Pricing
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy

© 2026 Wordiyo.

  1. Home
  2. /tain
  3. /continuum

continuum

🇬🇧 UK/kәn'tinjuәm/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB2

Definitions

n.

A continuous series or range in which adjacent parts are barely distinguishable, though the extremes differ greatly.

连续统一体;连续体;渐变系列

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
contogether, with
+
tinuhold, keep
+
umsuffix
=continuum

Common Collocations

  • 1.on a continuum在连续体上
  • 2.political continuum政治光谱

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    In the political continuum, positions range from far left to far right ideologies.

  • 2.

    Pain exists on a continuum from mild discomfort to severe and unbearable agony.

← Back to tain