Continuous
adjective
Something happening or existing without stopping.
The continuous noise from the construction site was disturbing.
Often appears as...
- continuous noise
- continuous rain
adjective
Something made up of parts that connect or follow one after the other.
They built a continuous wall around the garden.
Often appears as...
- continuous line
- continuous wall
adjective
In mathematics, a continuous function or curve has no breaks or holes.
The graph of a continuous function does not have any holes or jumps.
Often appears as...
- continuous function
- continuous curve
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
In photography, continuous light is constantly on, as opposed to a flash which lasts for a very short time.
Continuous light is great for video but can be challenging for photography due to the heat they produce.
Often appears as...
- continuous light
- continuous lighting systems
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
In grammar, continuous tenses express actions that are happening now or at the time we are talking about.
In the sentence 'She is running', 'is running' is in the present continuous tense.
Often appears as...
- present continuous
- past continuous
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Something happening or existing without stopping.
The continuous noise from the construction site was disturbing.
Often appears as...
- continuous noise
- continuous rain
adjective
Something made up of parts that connect or follow one after the other.
They built a continuous wall around the garden.
Often appears as...
- continuous line
- continuous wall
adjective
In mathematics, a continuous function or curve has no breaks or holes.
The graph of a continuous function does not have any holes or jumps.
Often appears as...
- continuous function
- continuous curve
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
In photography, continuous light is constantly on, as opposed to a flash which lasts for a very short time.
Continuous light is great for video but can be challenging for photography due to the heat they produce.
Often appears as...
- continuous light
- continuous lighting systems
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
In grammar, continuous tenses express actions that are happening now or at the time we are talking about.
In the sentence 'She is running', 'is running' is in the present continuous tense.
Often appears as...
- present continuous
- past continuous
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Noise Sensitivity
Continuous noise can imply annoyance or persistence in a negative context.
The continuous barking kept me awake.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Progress
'Continuous' can indicate steady, ongoing progress or movement in a positive light.
She saw continuous improvement in her English skills.
Pro Tip 3/3Misleading Duration
'Continuous' doesn't specify how long something lasts, just that it stops or pauses very little.
Their support was continuous throughout the campaign.
Pro Tip 1/3Noise Sensitivity
Continuous noise can imply annoyance or persistence in a negative context.
The continuous barking kept me awake.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Progress
'Continuous' can indicate steady, ongoing progress or movement in a positive light.
She saw continuous improvement in her English skills.
Pro Tip 3/3Misleading Duration
'Continuous' doesn't specify how long something lasts, just that it stops or pauses very little.
Their support was continuous throughout the campaign.
Pro Tip 1/3Noise Sensitivity
Continuous noise can imply annoyance or persistence in a negative context.
The continuous barking kept me awake.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Progress
'Continuous' can indicate steady, ongoing progress or movement in a positive light.
She saw continuous improvement in her English skills.
Pro Tip 3/3Misleading Duration
'Continuous' doesn't specify how long something lasts, just that it stops or pauses very little.
Their support was continuous throughout the campaign.
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Video examples
Handraising Twin Tiger...
So, if you look at the two of them together, this little chap has more of a continuous stripe going along this way, whereas this one's a bit more broken. It looks like a spot. So, we're calling this one Spot for the time being and this one Stripe. And he tends to have a little bit more of a feisty character than his brother. He is going to be a challenge, I can see it already.
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Your brain hallucinates...
is so familiar, so unified and so continuous that it's difficult not to take it for granted. But we shouldn't take it for granted. There are in fact many different ways we experience being a self. There's the experience of having a body and of being a body. There are experiences of perceiving the world from a first person point of view.
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Why do we hiccup? - John...
The sudden expansion of the diaphragm would raise air from the stomach, while a closure of the glottis would prevent milk from entering the lungs. Sometimes, a bout of hiccups will go on and on, and we try home sipping continuously from a glass of cold water, holding one's breath,
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A message of peace, hope...
ever overwhelmed by just how many people there are around the world for whom what came out of your head and your mouth in your guitar played such an extraordinary role in their lives I'm continuously surprised at how much you know my songs meant to so many and you know because
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What happens when you...
After any athletic or protective gear has been removed from the victim, place them in an ice water tub while stirring the water and monitoring vitals continuously. If this is not possible, dousing in ice water and applying wet towels over the entire body can help.
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What is bipolar...
thanks to the brain's continuous efforts to prune itself and remove unused or faulty neural connections. This process is important because our neural pathways serve as a map for everything we do. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging,
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Pluto 101 PIPE National...
Pluto's story represents our evolving understanding of the universe. There is always more to discover and we are continuously reaching toward it.
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
like a real-life Spider Woman she sprays strands of silk they one long continuous flow the threads fan out like a sail and
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Why Dogs Stick Their...
two-week current helps a dog gather sand almost continuously but that's not all a meal can smell a female in heat at
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Real-Life Spider Shoots...
Like a real-life Spider-Woman, she sprays strands of silk in one long, continuous flow.
Video examples
Handraising Twin Tiger...
So, if you look at the two of them together, this little chap has more of a continuous stripe going along this way, whereas this one's a bit more broken. It looks like a spot. So, we're calling this one Spot for the time being and this one Stripe. And he tends to have a little bit more of a feisty character than his brother. He is going to be a challenge, I can see it already.
Video examples
Your brain hallucinates...
is so familiar, so unified and so continuous that it's difficult not to take it for granted. But we shouldn't take it for granted. There are in fact many different ways we experience being a self. There's the experience of having a body and of being a body. There are experiences of perceiving the world from a first person point of view.
Video examples
Why do we hiccup? - John...
The sudden expansion of the diaphragm would raise air from the stomach, while a closure of the glottis would prevent milk from entering the lungs. Sometimes, a bout of hiccups will go on and on, and we try home sipping continuously from a glass of cold water, holding one's breath,
Video examples
A message of peace, hope...
ever overwhelmed by just how many people there are around the world for whom what came out of your head and your mouth in your guitar played such an extraordinary role in their lives I'm continuously surprised at how much you know my songs meant to so many and you know because
Video examples
What happens when you...
After any athletic or protective gear has been removed from the victim, place them in an ice water tub while stirring the water and monitoring vitals continuously. If this is not possible, dousing in ice water and applying wet towels over the entire body can help.
Video examples
What is bipolar...
thanks to the brain's continuous efforts to prune itself and remove unused or faulty neural connections. This process is important because our neural pathways serve as a map for everything we do. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging,
Video examples
Pluto 101 PIPE National...
Pluto's story represents our evolving understanding of the universe. There is always more to discover and we are continuously reaching toward it.
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
like a real-life Spider Woman she sprays strands of silk they one long continuous flow the threads fan out like a sail and
Video examples
Why Dogs Stick Their...
two-week current helps a dog gather sand almost continuously but that's not all a meal can smell a female in heat at
Video examples
Real-Life Spider Shoots...
Like a real-life Spider-Woman, she sprays strands of silk in one long, continuous flow.
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Quote examples
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Indian Statesman
The world has today 546 nuclear plants generating electricity. Their experience is being continuously researched, and feedback should be provided to all. Nuclear scientists have to interact with the people of the nation, and academic institutions continuously update nuclear power generation technology and safety.
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Carl Jung
Swiss Psychologist
In the child, consciousness rises out of the depths of unconscious psychic life, at first like separate islands, which gradually unite to form a 'continent,' a continuous landmass of consciousness. Progressive mental development means, in effect, extension of consciousness.
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Lord Byron
British Poet
There is no such thing as a life of passion any more than a continuous earthquake, or an eternal fever. Besides, who would ever shave themselves in such a state?
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
The media need superheroes in science just as in every sphere of life, but there is really a continuous range of abilities with no clear dividing line.
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Alan Watts
English Philosopher
You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean.
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Eric Hoffer
American Writer
Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us.
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Ernesto Valverde
Spanish Athlete
In regard to criticism, we are in the world of football and subject to continuous criticism.
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Herbert Spencer
English Philosopher
Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations.
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Enzo Ferrari
Italian Designer
One must keep working continuously; otherwise, one thinks of death.
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Jose Rodriguez
American Public Servant
Al-Qaida is a worldwide organization. It's a continuous threat.
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Indian Statesman
The world has today 546 nuclear plants generating electricity. Their experience is being continuously researched, and feedback should be provided to all. Nuclear scientists have to interact with the people of the nation, and academic institutions continuously update nuclear power generation technology and safety.
Quote examples
Carl Jung
Swiss Psychologist
In the child, consciousness rises out of the depths of unconscious psychic life, at first like separate islands, which gradually unite to form a 'continent,' a continuous landmass of consciousness. Progressive mental development means, in effect, extension of consciousness.
Quote examples
Lord Byron
British Poet
There is no such thing as a life of passion any more than a continuous earthquake, or an eternal fever. Besides, who would ever shave themselves in such a state?
Quote examples
Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
The media need superheroes in science just as in every sphere of life, but there is really a continuous range of abilities with no clear dividing line.
Quote examples
Alan Watts
English Philosopher
You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean.
Quote examples
Eric Hoffer
American Writer
Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us.
Quote examples
Ernesto Valverde
Spanish Athlete
In regard to criticism, we are in the world of football and subject to continuous criticism.
Quote examples
Herbert Spencer
English Philosopher
Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations.
Quote examples
Enzo Ferrari
Italian Designer
One must keep working continuously; otherwise, one thinks of death.
Quote examples
Jose Rodriguez
American Public Servant
Al-Qaida is a worldwide organization. It's a continuous threat.
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