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CONTINUOUSLY
continuously
(adverb) at every point; “The function is continuously differentiable”
endlessly, ceaselessly, incessantly, unceasingly, unendingly, continuously
(adverb) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
continuously (not comparable)
Without pause.
Synonyms
• ceaselessly, incessantly, nonstop; see also continuously
Source: Wiktionary
Con*tin"u*ous*ly, adv.
Definition: In a continuous maner; without interruption.
– Con*tin"u*ous*ness, n.
CONTINUOUS
Con*tin"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. continuus, fr. continere to hold together. See Continent.]
1. Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued; protracted; extended; as, a continuous line of railroad; a continuous current of electricity. he can hear its continuous murmur. Longfellow.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Not deviating or varying from uninformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated. Continuous brake (Railroad), a brake which is attached to each car a train, and can be caused to operate in all the cars simultaneously from a point on any car or on the engine.
– Continuous impost. See Impost.
Syn.
– Continuous, Continual. Continuous is the stronger word, and denotes that the continuity or union of parts is absolute and uninterrupted; as, a continuous sheet of ice; a continuous flow of water or of argument. So Daniel Webster speaks of "a continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of England." Continual, in most cases, marks a close and unbroken succession of things, rather than absolute continuity. Thus we speak of continual showers, implying a repetition with occasional interruptions; we speak of a person as liable to continual calls, or as subject to continual applications for aid, etc. See Constant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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