continua

variants also continuums
plural of continuum
as in scales
formal a range or series of things that are slightly different from each other and that exist between two different possibilities His motives for volunteering lie somewhere on the continuum between charitable and self-serving. a continuum of temperatures ranging from very cold to very hot

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Recent Examples of continua This initiative provides grants to cities, counties and continuums of care to help prevent and end homelessness in their regions. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
  • Between a school of banggai cardinalfish, a single juvenile emperor angelfish cut through, its deep blue scales segmented by white, vein-looking striations.
    John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The milestone marks a significant step in humanity’s effort to understand how galaxies form, evolve and interact on the largest scales.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Besides a basic image scan, the files also captured the images in the infrared and ultraviolet spectrums.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The consensus seems to be that these bizarre objects, which were first discovered in 2022, are growing supermassive black holes entombed within huge clouds of gas that have spectrums similar to cool, red stars, such as red giants.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Continua.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continua. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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