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continuation vs length

length vs continuation

continuation and length both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
continuation Yes No No No
length Yes No No No
As nouns, length is a hypernym of continuation; that is, length is a word with a broader meaning than continuation:
  • continuation: the consequence of being lengthened in duration
  • length: continuance in time
Other hypernyms of continuation include duration.
continuation (noun) length (noun)
the act of continuing an activity without interruption a section of something that is long and narrow
the consequence of being lengthened in duration the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction continuance in time
a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
size of the gap between two places
Difference between continuation and length

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