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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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;
        extended; as, a continuous line of railroad; a continuous
        current of electricity.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              he can hear its continuous murmur.    --Longfellow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Bot.) Not deviating or varying from uninformity; not
        interrupted; not joined or articulated.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Continuous brake (Railroad), a brake which is attached to
        each car a train, and can be caused to operate in all the
        cars simultaneously from a point on any car or on the
        engine.
  
     Continuous impost. See Impost.
  
     Syn: Continuous, Continual.
  
     Usage: Continuous is the stronger word, and denotes that the
            continuity or union of parts is absolute and
            uninterrupted; as, a continuous sheet of ice; a
            continuous flow of water or of argument. So Daniel
            Webster speaks of ``a continuous and unbroken strain
            of the martial airs of England.'' Continual, in most
            cases, marks a close and unbroken succession of
            things, rather than absolute continuity. Thus we speak
            of continual showers, implying a repetition with
            occasional interruptions; we speak of a person as
            liable to continual calls, or as subject to continual
            applications for aid, etc. See Constant.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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;
        extended; as, a continuous line of railroad; a continuous
        current of electricity.
  
              he can hear its continuous murmur.    --Longfellow.
  
     2. (Bot.) Not deviating or varying from uninformity; not
        interrupted; not joined or articulated.
  
     Continuous brake (Railroad), a brake which is attached to
        each car a train, and can be caused to operate in all the
        cars simultaneously from a point on any car or on the
        engine.
  
     Continuous impost. See Impost.
  
     Syn: Continuous, Continual.
  
     Usage: Continuous is the stronger word, and denotes that the
            continuity or union of parts is absolute and
            uninterrupted; as, a continuous sheet of ice; a
            continuous flow of water or of argument. So Daniel
            Webster speaks of ``a continuous and unbroken strain
            of the martial airs of England.'' Continual, in most
            cases, marks a close and unbroken succession of
            things, rather than absolute continuity. Thus we speak
            of continual showers, implying a repetition with
            occasional interruptions; we speak of a person as
            liable to continual calls, or as subject to continual
            applications for aid, etc. See Constant.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  continuous
       adj 1: continuing in time or space without interruption; "a
              continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar
              atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans;
              "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months";
              "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of
              warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks
              in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday
              or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks" [syn: uninterrupted]
              [ant: discontinuous]
       2: of a function or curve; extending without break or
          irregularity [ant: discontinuous]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  continuous
     Αγγλικά a.
     συνεχής

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  continuous
     a.
     1 Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
     2 Without intervening space; continued.
     3 (lb en botany) Not deviate or varying from uniformity; not
  interrupted; not joined or articulated.
     4 (lb en analysis of a function) Such that, for every ''x'' in the
  domain, for each small open interval ''D'' about ''f''(''x''), there's
  an interval containing ''x'' whose image is in ''D''.
     5 (lb en mathematics more generally of a function between two
  topological spaces) Such that each open set in the target space has an
  open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).
     6 (lb en grammar) Expressing an ongoing action or state.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  continuous
     a.
     1 Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
     2 Without intervening space; continued.
     3 (lb en botany) Not deviate or varying from uniformity; not
  interrupted; not joined or articulated.
     4 (lb en analysis of a function) Such that, for every ''x'' in the
  domain, for each small open interval ''D'' about ''f''(''x''), there's
  an interval containing ''x'' whose image is in ''D''.
     5 (lb en mathematics more generally of a function between two
  topological spaces) Such that each open set in the target space has an
  open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).
     6 (lb en grammar) Expressing an ongoing action or state.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  continuous
     a.
     1 Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
     2 Without intervening space; continued.
     3 (lb en botany) Not deviate or varying from uniformity; not
  interrupted; not joined or articulated.
     4 (lb en analysis of a function) Such that, for every ''x'' in the
  domain, for each small open interval ''D'' about ''f''(''x''), there's
  an interval containing ''x'' whose image is in ''D''.
     5 (lb en mathematics more generally of a function between two
  topological spaces) Such that each open set in the target space has an
  open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).
     6 (lb en grammar) Expressing an ongoing action or state.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  continuous
     a.
     1 Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
     2 Without intervening space; continued.
     3 (lb en botany) Not deviate or varying from uniformity; not
  interrupted; not joined or articulated.
     4 (lb en analysis of a function) Such that, for every ''x'' in the
  domain, for each small open interval ''D'' about ''f''(''x''), there's
  an interval containing ''x'' whose image is in ''D''.
     5 (lb en mathematics more generally of a function between two
  topological spaces) Such that each open set in the target space has an
  open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).
     6 (lb en grammar) Expressing an ongoing action or state.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  continuous
     Englanti a.
     jatkuva

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  continuous
     Engelska a.
     kontinuerlig, utan avbrott

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Continuous /kəntˈɪnjuːəs/
  مستمر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  continuous //kənˈtɪn.juː.əs// 
  1. продължителен
  in grammar
  2. непрекъснат 2.
  in mathematical analysis
   3.
  without break, cessation, or interruption in space
   4.
  without break, cessation, or interruption in time