continuously

con·tin·u·ous

(kən-tĭn′yo͞o-əs)

adj.

1. Uninterrupted in time, sequence, substance, or extent. See Synonyms at continual.

2. Attached together in repeated units: a continuous form fed into a printer.

3. Mathematics

a. Of or relating to a line or curve that extends without a break or irregularity.

b. Of or relating to a function between two topological spaces such that the preimage of any open set in the range is an open set in the domain.

[From Latin continuus; see continue.]

con·tin′u·ous·ly adv.

con·tin′u·ous·ness n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adv.	1.	continuously - at every point; "The function is continuously differentiable"
	2.	continuously - with unflagging resolve; "dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste"

Translations

بِاستِمرار، بِصورَة مُتَواصِلَه

nepřetržitě

konstantuafbrudt

sleitulaust

neprestano

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continuously

[kənˈtɪnjʊəsli] adv

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continuously

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continue

(kənˈtinjuː) verb

1. to go on being, doing etc; to last or keep on. She continued to run; They continued running; He will continue in his present job; The noise continued for several hours; The road continues for 150 kilometres.

2. to go on (with) often after a break or pause. He continued his talk after the interval; This story is continued on p.53.

conˈtinual adjective

very frequent; repeated many times. continual interruptions.

conˈtinually adverbconˌtinuˈation noun

1. the act of continuing, often after a break or pause. the continuation of his studies.

2. something which carries on, especially a further part of a story etc. This is a continuation of what he said last week.

ˌcontiˈnuity (kon-) noun

1. the state of being continuous or logically related. It is important to children to have some continuity in their education.

2. the detailed arrangement of the parts of a story etc for a film script etc.

adjective

a continuity girl.

conˈtinuous adjective

joined together, or going on, without interruption. a continuous series; continuous rain; continuous movement.

conˈtinuously adverb

It rained continuously all day.

continual means frequent, again and again.
continuous means non-stop, without interruption.