continuant vs punctual

continuant

adj
  • Continuing; prolonged; sustained. 

noun
  • An endurant. 

  • A determinant formed from a tridiagonal matrix. 

  • A linguistic sound other than a stop. 

punctual

adj
  • Periodic; occasional. 

  • Existing as a point or series of points 

  • Expressing momentary action that has no duration 

  • Acting at the appointed time 

  • Happening at the appointed time 

How often have the words continuant and punctual occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )