continuous

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Pronunciation

• enPR: kən-tĭnʹyo͞o-əs
• IPA: /kənˈtɪnjuəs/
• SAMPA: /k@n"tInju@s/
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Adjective

Positive continuous

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. time: Without break or interruption; without intervening time

   a continuous current of electricity

   Quotations

   • He can hear its continuous murmur. - Longfellow.

2. without intervening space; continued; extended

   a continuous line of railroad

3. botany: Not varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.
4. grammar: Expressing an ongoing action or state.

Synonyms

• (without break or interruption in time): constant, continual, never-ending, ongoing, unbroken, unceasing, unending, uninterrupted
• (without break, cessation, or interruption in space): connected, unbroken

Antonyms

• (without break, cessation, or interruption in time): broken, discontinuous, discrete, intermittent, interrupted
• (without break, cessation, or interruption in space): broken, disconnected, disjoint, unbroken

See also

• Constant