continuous
Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruptionWithout stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
» There was a continuous line of cars.
Es war eine ununterbrochene Reihe Autos dort.
Die Autoschlange nahm kein Ende.
Meaning
6 senses(not comparable)Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
the continuous roar of a waterfall
a continuous current of electricity
kontinuierlich, stetig, kontinuierlich
непреры́вныйneprerývnyj, непреры́вныйneprerývnyj
безупи́ннийbezupýnnyj, безпере́рвнийbezperérvnyj
continuing in time or space without interruption
(not comparable)Without intervening space; continued.
a continuous line of railroad
(not comparable)Not deviating or varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.
(not comparable)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.
kontinuierlich, stetig
непреры́вныйneprerývnyj
(broadly, not comparable)Such that each open set in the target space has an open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).
Each continuous function from the real line to the rationals is constant, since the rationals are totally disconnected.
(not comparable)Expressing an ongoing action or state.
длительны́йdlitelʹnýj
Examples
56 sentencesThere was a continuous line of cars.
deEs war eine ununterbrochene Reihe Autos dort.
The brain needs a continuous supply of blood.
ruМозг нуждается в постоянном кровоснабжении.
deDas Gehirn muss ständig mit Blut versorgt werden.
Consent is continuous and can be withdrawn at any time.
Згода - це процес, який може бути відкликаний у будь-який час.
This continuous noise annoys me.
Цей постійний гамір мене дратує.
ruЭтот непрекращающийся шум меня раздражает.
deDieser ständige Lärm nervt mich.
I have a continuous pain here.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin continuus, from contineō (“hold together”). Displaced native Old English singalFrom Latin continuus, from contineō (“hold together”). Displaced native Old English singal.
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Synonyms
37 synonyms- continuing in time or space without interruption:uninterrupted