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Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
a continuous current of electricity the continuous roar of a waterfall
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: perpetual, nonstop, incessant, ongoing
Antonyms: broken, discontinuous, discrete, intermittent, interrupted
Without intervening space; continued.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
a continuous line of railroad
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: protracted, extended, connected, continued, unbroken
Antonyms: broken, disconnected, disjoint
Not deviating or varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematical-analysis, mathematics, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
Such that each open set in the target space has an open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Examples
Each continuous function from the real line to the rationals is constant, since the rationals are totally disconnected.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Expressing an ongoing action or state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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continuing in time or space without interruption- James Jeans
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: uninterrupted
Antonyms: discontinuous
of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: discontinuous
From Latin continuus, from contineō (“hold together”). Displaced native Old English singal.
Across languages
Translations 174 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
مُتَوَاصِل
(mutawāṣil)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Armenian :
անդուլ
(andul)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Armenian :
անընդհատ
(anəndhat)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Bengali :
অনবচ্ছিন্ন
(onbocchinno)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Bulgarian :
непрекъснат
(neprekǎsnat)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Catalan :
continu
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Chinese Mandarin :
連續的 /连续的
(liánxù de)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Chinese Mandarin :
不斷的 /不断的
(bùduàn de)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Chinese Mandarin :
持續的 /持续的
(chíxù de)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Czech :
nepřetržitý
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Czech :
kontinuální
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Danish :
kontinuerlig
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Dutch :
continu
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Dutch :
voortdurend
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Dutch :
ononderbroken
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Dutch :
aanhoudend
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Dutch :
onophoudelijk
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Esperanto :
daŭra
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Estonian :
pidev
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Finnish :
jatkuva
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Finnish :
tasainen
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
French :
continu
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
French :
continuel
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Georgian :
განგრძობითი
(gangrʒobiti)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Georgian :
უწყვეტი
(uc̣q̇veṭi)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Georgian :
განუწყვეტელი
(ganuc̣q̇veṭeli)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Georgian :
შეუწყვეტელი
(šeuc̣q̇veṭeli)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Georgian :
მუდმივი
(mudmivi)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Georgian :
გამუდმებული
(gamudmebuli)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Georgian :
უსრული
(usruli)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
German :
kontinuierlich
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
German :
stetig
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Greek :
αδιάκοπος
(adiákopos)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Greek :
συνεχής
(synechís)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Greek :
διαρκής
(diarkís)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Ancient Greek :
συνεχής
(sunekhḗs)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Ancient Greek :
διηνεκής
(diēnekḗs)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Hebrew :
רציף
(ratsíf)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Hindi :
निरंतर
(nirantar)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Hungarian :
folytonos
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Hungarian :
folyamatos
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Indonesian :
kontinu
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Indonesian :
terus-menerus
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Italian :
continuo
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Kapampangan :
balabalawus
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Central Kurdish :
بەردەوام
(berdewam)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Latin :
continuus
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Latin :
perpetuus
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Latin :
perpes
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Lithuanian :
tolydinis
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Māori :
tāhuhu
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Māori :
rōnaki
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Māori :
ukiuki
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Māori :
mutungakore
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Māori :
hūrokuroku
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Māori :
tūmau
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Māori :
motukore
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Norwegian Bokmål :
vedvarende
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Norwegian Bokmål :
kontinuerlig
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Norwegian Nynorsk :
kontinuerleg
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Old English :
singal
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Persian :
مداوم
(modâvem)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Persian :
مستمر
(mostamar)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Persian :
بیوقفه
(bê-vaqfe)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Polish :
ciągły
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Polish :
nieustanny
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Portuguese :
contínuo
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Romanian :
continuu
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Romanian :
neîntrerupt
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Russian :
непреры́вный
(neprerývnyj)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Scots :
conteenuous
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Scottish Gaelic :
sìor
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Spanish :
continuo
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Spanish :
contino
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Swedish :
kontinuerlig
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Tagalog :
tuluyan
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Tamil :
தொடர்
(toṭar)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Turkish :
sürekli
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Turkish :
devamlı
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Ottoman Turkish :
آراسز
(arasız)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Ukrainian :
безупи́нний
(bezupýnnyj)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Ukrainian :
безпере́рвний
(bezperérvnyj)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Vietnamese :
liên tục
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Vietnamese :
không ngừng
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Vietnamese :
không dừng
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Yiddish :
כּסדרדיק
(keseyderdik)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in time
Arabic :
مُتَّصِل
(muttaṣil)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Armenian :
անընդհատ
(anəndhat)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Bulgarian :
непрекъснат
(neprekǎsnat)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Catalan :
continu
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Chinese Mandarin :
連續的 /连续的
(liánxù de)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Chinese Mandarin :
不斷的 /不断的
(bùduàn de)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Chinese Mandarin :
持續的 /持续的
(chíxù de)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Dutch :
continu
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Dutch :
ononderbroken
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Estonian :
pidev
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Finnish :
jatkuva
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Finnish :
eheä
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
French :
continu
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Georgian :
განგრძობითი
(gangrʒobiti)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Georgian :
შეუწყვეტელი
(šeuc̣q̇veṭeli)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
German :
kontinuierlich
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
German :
stetig
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Greek :
συνεχής
(synechís)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Ancient Greek :
συνεχής
(sunekhḗs)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Ancient Greek :
διηνεκής
(diēnekḗs)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Hebrew :
רציף
(ratsíf)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Hindi :
निरंतर
(nirantar)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Hungarian :
folyamatos
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Italian :
continuo
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Central Kurdish :
بەردەوام
(berdewam)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Māori :
ukiuki
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Māori :
motukore
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Old English :
singal
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Persian :
پیوسته
(peyvaste)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Polish :
nieprzerwany
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Portuguese :
contínuo
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Romanian :
continuu
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Romanian :
neîntrerupt
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Russian :
непреры́вный
(neprerývnyj)
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Scots :
conteenuous
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Scottish Gaelic :
sìor
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Spanish :
continuo
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Spanish :
contino
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Tagalog :
tuluyan
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Vietnamese :
liên tục
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Vietnamese :
không ngừng
— without break, cessation, or interruption in space
Finnish :
eheä
— in botany
Spanish :
continuo
— in botany
Spanish :
contino
— in botany
Armenian :
անընդհատ
(anəndhat)
— in mathematical analysis
Bulgarian :
непрекъснат
(neprekǎsnat)
— in mathematical analysis
Catalan :
continu
— in mathematical analysis
Chinese Mandarin :
連續的 /连续的
(liánxù de)
— in mathematical analysis
Czech :
spojitý
— in mathematical analysis
Dutch :
continu
— in mathematical analysis
Esperanto :
kontinua
— in mathematical analysis
Estonian :
pidev
— in mathematical analysis
Finnish :
jatkuva
— in mathematical analysis
French :
continu
— in mathematical analysis
German :
kontinuierlich
— in mathematical analysis
German :
stetig
— in mathematical analysis
Hebrew :
רציף
(ratsíf)
— in mathematical analysis
Hungarian :
folytonos
— in mathematical analysis
Icelandic :
samfelld
— in mathematical analysis
Italian :
continuo
— in mathematical analysis
Kazakh :
үзіліссіз
(üzılıssız)
— in mathematical analysis
Māori :
motukore
— in mathematical analysis
Mongolian :
тасралтгүй
(tasraltgüj)
— in mathematical analysis
Persian :
پیوسته
(peyvaste)
— in mathematical analysis
Polish :
ciągły
— in mathematical analysis
Portuguese :
contínuo
— in mathematical analysis
Romanian :
continuu
— in mathematical analysis
Romanian :
neîntrerupt
— in mathematical analysis
Russian :
непреры́вный
(neprerývnyj)
— in mathematical analysis
Serbo-Croatian :
не̏прекӣдан
— in mathematical analysis
Serbo-Croatian :
nȅprekīdan
— in mathematical analysis
Spanish :
continuo
— in mathematical analysis
Swedish :
kontinuerlig
— in mathematical analysis
Tagalog :
tuluyan
— in mathematical analysis
Vietnamese :
liên tục
— in mathematical analysis
Bulgarian :
продължителен
(prodǎlžitelen)
— in grammar
Chinese Mandarin :
進行式的 /进行式的
(jìnxíng shì de)
— in grammar
Finnish :
jatkuva
— in grammar
French :
continu
— in grammar
Greek :
εξακολουθητικός
(exakolouthitikós)
— in grammar
Hungarian :
folyamatos
— in grammar
Persian :
استمراری
(estemrâri)
— in grammar
Polish :
ciągły
— in grammar
Portuguese :
contínuo
— in grammar
Russian :
длительны́й
(dlitelʹnýj)
— in grammar
Spanish :
continuo
— in grammar
Spanish :
contino
— in grammar
Vietnamese :
tiếp diễn
— in grammar
