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    con·tin·u·ous
    [kənˈtinyəwəs]
    adjective
    continuous (adjective)
    1. forming an unbroken whole; without interruption:
      "continuous monitoring of the health of individuals" · "a continuous conflict between the two countries was the result" · "the whole performance is enacted in one continuous movement"
      • forming a series with no exceptions or reversals:
        "there are continuous advances in design and production" · "continuous rains have been wreaking havoc"
    2. grammar
      another term for progressive
    3. mathematics
      (of a function) of which the graph is a smooth unbroken curve, i.e. one such that as the value of x approaches any given value a, the value of f(x) approaches that of f(a) as a limit.
    Origin
    mid 17th century: from Latin continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’ (from con- ‘together with’ + tenere ‘hold’) + -ous.
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    adjective
    1. forming an unbroken whole; without interruption:
      continual
      uninterrupted
      unbroken
      constant
      ceaseless
      incessant
      steady
      sustained
      solid
      continuing
      ongoing
      unceasing
      permanent
      nonstop
      round-the-clock
      always-on
      persistent
      unremitting
      relentless
      unrelenting
      unabating
      unrelieved
      endless
      unending
      never-ending
      perpetual
      without end
      everlasting
      eternal
      interminable
      consecutive
      running
      without a break
      without respite
      with no letup
      without surcease
      Opposite:
      intermittent
      sporadic
       
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      Continual means start and stop, while continuous means never-ending. Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement. The adjective continuous describes something that occurs over space or time without interruption.

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      This system ensures a continuous supply of hot water. The continuous form of a verb is used to show that an action is continuing to happen. The sentence 'He was eating lunch.' is in the continuous form. Their baby cried continuously all afternoon. (Definition of continuous from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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