continuously
Use Continuously in a sentence
yu adjective
1.
uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
2.
being in immediate connection or spatial relationship: a continuous series of blasts; a continuous row of warehouses.
3.
Origin:
1635–45; < Latin continuus uninterrupted, equivalent to contin(ēre) to hold together, retain (con- con- + -tinēre, combining form of tenēre to hold; cf. contain) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; cf. -ous, contiguous
1635–45; < Latin continuus uninterrupted, equivalent to contin(ēre) to hold together, retain (con- con- + -tinēre, combining form of tenēre to hold; cf. contain) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; cf. -ous, contiguous
Related forms
con·tin·u·ous·ly, adverb
con·tin·u·ous·ness, noun
non·con·tin·u·ous, adjective
non·con·tin·u·ous·ly, adverb
non·con·tin·u·ous·ness, noun
qua·si-con·tin·u·ous, adjective
qua·si-con·tin·u·ous·ly, adverb
sem·i·con·tin·u·ous, adjective
sem·i·con·tin·u·ous·ly, adverb
un·con·tin·u·ous, adjective
un·con·tin·u·ous·ly, adverb
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continuous (kənˈtɪnjʊəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | prolonged without interruption; unceasing: a continuous noise |
| 2. | in an unbroken series or pattern |
| 3. | maths Compare discontinuous See also limit (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 |
| 4. | statistics Compare discrete (of a variable) having a continuum of possible values so that its distribution requires integration rather than summation to determine its cumulative probability |
| 5. | grammar another word for progressive |
| [C17: from Latin continuus, from continēre to hold together, | |
| usage Both continual and continuous can be used to say that something continues without interruption, but only continual can correctly be used to say that something keeps happening repeatedly | |
| con'tinuously | |
| —adv | |
| con'tinuousness | |
| —n | |
| continuous (kənˈtɪnjʊəs) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | prolonged without interruption; unceasing: a continuous noise |
| 2. | in an unbroken series or pattern |
| 3. | maths Compare discontinuous See also limit (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 |
| 4. | statistics Compare discrete (of a variable) having a continuum of possible values so that its distribution requires integration rather than summation to determine its cumulative probability |
| 5. | grammar another word for progressive |
| [C17: from Latin continuus, from continēre to hold together, | |
| usage Both continual and continuous can be used to say that something continues without interruption, but only continual can correctly be used to say that something keeps happening repeatedly | |
| con'tinuously | |
| —adv | |
| con'tinuousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
continuous
1670s, from L. continuus "uninterrupted, hanging together" (see continue). Related: Continuously (1670s).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
continuous con·tin·u·ous (kən-tĭn'y&oomacr;-əs)
adj.
Uninterrupted in time, sequence, substance, or extent.
Attached together in repeated units.
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Science Dictionary
continuous  (kən-tĭn'y -əs) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
Yet during two centuries of huge technological progress, employment has risen almost continuously.
Tusks are modified incisors that grow continuously in layers throughout an animal's life.
Every night she slept in my bed and throughout the day she would continuously follow me around.
The learning from those experiments is fed back into production and the system continuously improves.
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