continuous

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈtɪnjʊəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈtɪnjuəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kən tin′yo̅o̅ əs)

con•tin•u•ous /kənˈtɪnyuəs/USA pronunciation adj.

uninterrupted in time;
without stopping:[before a noun]continuous noise during the movie.
being in immediate connection in space:[before a noun]one continuous line of dancers.
Grammar progressive (def. 7).:Some verbs, like contain, don't take the continuous tense for all meanings.

con•tin•u•ous•ly, adv.
con•tin•u•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]

continual.

con•tin•u•ous (kən tin′yo̅o̅ əs),USA pronunciation adj.

uninterrupted in time;
without cessation:continuous coughing during the concert.
being in immediate connection or spatial relationship:a continuous series of blasts; a continuous row of warehouses.
Grammarprogressive (def. 7).

Latin continuus uninterrupted, equivalent. to contin(ēre) to hold together, retain (con- con- + -tinēre, combining form of tenēre to hold; compare contain) + -uus deverbal adjective, adjectival suffix; compare -ous, contiguous
1635–45

con•tin′u•ous•ly, adv.
con•tin′u•ous•ness, n.

continual.

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continuous /kənˈtɪnjʊəs/ adj

prolonged without interruption; unceasing: a continuous noise
in an unbroken series or pattern
(of a function or curve) changing gradually in value as the variable changes in value. A function f is continuous if at every value a of the independent variable the difference between f(x) and f(a) approaches zero as x approaches a
See also limit
(of a variable) having a continuum of possible values so that its distribution requires integration rather than summation to determine its cumulative probability
another word for progressive

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin continuus, from continēre to hold together, containconˈtinuously adv

'continuous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

accumulation - ache - alternating current - aorist - apron - barrage - basso continuo - beta stock - break - cannonade - chaconne - chain printer - chainsaw - chi-square distribution - chukka - cline - colloid - computer - constant - continent - continue - continual - continuant - continuity - continuo - continuous assessment - continuous creation - continuum - cordon - cornea - cornice - course - cycle - deck-access - dialling tone - digital computer - direct current - discharge - discontinuous - discrete - downpour - drain - drawdown - emission spectrum - energy band - entire - escarpment - Evans - exponential distribution - accrescence

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Synonyms: endless, unbroken, ongoing, non-stop, nonstop, more...

Collocations: in one continuous [movement, motion, sweep], in a continuous circle, is a continuous interruption, more...

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