- continuous
- continuous 1640s, from Fr. continueus or directly from L. continuus "uninterrupted, hanging together" (see CONTINUE (Cf. continue)). Related: Continuously.
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continuous — I adjective ceaseless, consecutive, constant, continual, continuing, endless, extended, following, incessant, never ending, perennial, perpetual, progressive, prolonged, repeated, running, sequential, steady, sustained, unbroken, unceasing,… … Law dictionary
Continuous — Con*tin u*ous, a. [L. continuus, fr. continere to hold together. See {Continent}.] 1. Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued; protracted;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
continuous — constant, perpetual, perennial, *continual, incessant, unremitting Analogous words: connected, related, linked (see JOIN): successive, *consecutive, sequent, serial: *steady, constant, uniform Antonyms: interrupted Contrasted words: *intermittent … New Dictionary of Synonyms
continuous — [adj] constant, unending connected, consecutive, continued, day and night*, endless, everlasting, extended, for ever and ever, interminable, looped, no end of*, no end to, on a treadmill*, perpetual, prolonged, regular, repeated, stable, steady,… … New thesaurus
continuous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) without interruption. 2) forming a series with no exceptions or reversals. DERIVATIVES continuously adverb continuousness noun … English terms dictionary
continuous — [kən tin′yo͞o əs] adj. [L continuus: see CONTINUE] 1. going on or extending without interruption or break; unbroken; connected 2. Math. designating a function whose value at each point is closely approached by its values at neighboring points SYN … English World dictionary
continuous — continual, continuous 1. Continual is the older word (14c), and once had all the meanings it now (since the mid 19c) shares with continuous (17c). Fowler (1926) expressed the current distinction somewhat cryptically as follows: ‘That is al which… … Modern English usage
continuous — [[t]kəntɪ̱njuəs[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A continuous process or event continues for a period of time without stopping. Residents report that they heard continuous gunfire. ...all employees who had a record of five years continuous employment with… … English dictionary
continuous — con|tin|u|ous W3S2 [kənˈtınjuəs] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: continuus, from continere; CONTAIN] 1.) continuing to happen or exist without stopping →↑continue ▪ continuous economic growth ▪ a continuous flow of information 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
continuous — con|tin|u|ous [ kən tınjuəs ] adjective ** 1. ) continuing without stopping or being interrupted: a continuous flow of water a continuous hum from the air conditioner 2. ) a continuous line, curve, etc. continues without a break or space 3. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
