continuous
1continuous — I adjective ceaseless, consecutive, constant, continual, continuing, endless, extended, following, incessant, never ending, perennial, perpetual, progressive, prolonged, repeated, running, sequential, steady, sustained, unbroken, unceasing,… …
2Continuous — 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;… …
3continuous — 1640s, from Fr. continueus or directly from L. continuus uninterrupted, hanging together (see CONTINUE (Cf. continue)). Related: Continuously …
4continuous — [[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… …
5continuous — 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.)… …
6continuous — 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. )… …
7continuous — adjective 1》 without interruption. ↘forming a series with no exceptions or reversals. ↘Mathematics denoting a function of which the graph is a smooth unbroken curve. 2》 Grammar another term for progressive (in sense 3). Derivatives… …
8continuous — continuously, adv. continuousness, n. /keuhn tin yooh euhs/, adj. 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… …
9continuous — adjective /kənˈtɪnjuəs/ a) Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening time. a continuous current of electricity b) Without intervening space; continued; protracted; extended. he can hear its continuous murmur …
10continuous — con·tin·u·ous kən tin yə wəs adj marked by uninterrupted extension in space, time, or sequence: continuing without intermission or recurring regularly after minute interruptions <continuous vitamin injections> con·tin·u·ous·ly adv * * *… …
