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[ US /kənˈtɪnjuəs/ ]
[ UK /kəntˈɪnjuːəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity
  2. continuing in time or space without interruption
    a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it
    a continuous bout of illness lasting six months
    a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light
    lived in continuous fear
    a continuous row of warehouses
    moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks

How To Use continuous In A Sentence

  • The highly textured surface of these poems does not, however, obscure the continuous emotional undercurrent.
  • The hanging-wall zone contained 33% of the copper and was the most erratic and discontinuous zone.
  • There are three degrees of intimacy between words, of which the first and loosest is expressed by their mere juxtaposition as separate words, the second by their being hyphened, and the third or closest by their being written continuously as one word. Hyphens.
  • Impacts may create undetectable cracks that, because of the continuous loads, could result in structural damage.
  • The digital flux that frames our experience of physical and socio-political realities functions through continuous additions, subtractions, and disappearances.
  • In turn, the gallery's window is fitted with giant windscreen wipers to sweep away a continuous downpour of "rain" inverted commas seem necessary to any description of Weber's wonderfully artificial sculptural conceits. This week's new exhibitions
  • We have endured hardship in order to provide continuous feedback.
  • Your web site needs continuous improvement to capture and engage your visitor's attention.
  • Cutting a continuous bias strip This is a quick way of cutting a long length of bias strip. Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings
  • Life was a continual struggle for them. However, continuous is much more frequent in this sense.
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