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Meaning of 'continuous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Continuous [ a.]
- Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued; protracted; extended; as, a continuous line of railroad; a continuous current of electricity.
- Not deviating or varying from uninformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.

Meaning of 'continuous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . continuous [ a]
Meaning (1):
- continuing in time or space without interruption
Example in sentence:
  • a continuous bout of illness lasting six months;
  • a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it;
  • a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light;
  • a continuous row of warehouses;
  • lived in continuous fear;
  • moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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