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continuous vs. line spectrum

continuous

adjective

  1. uninterrupted in time; without cessation:

    continuous coughing during the concert.

  2. being in immediate connection or spatial relationship:

    a continuous series of blasts; a continuous row of warehouses.

line spectrum

noun

Physics.
  1. an electromagnetic spectrum consisting of discrete lines, usually characteristic of excited atoms or molecules.