continuous — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Sinonimi

   perpetualnonstopincessantongoing

   Contrari

   brokendiscontinuousdiscreteintermittentinterrupted

   Esempi

   the continuous roar of a waterfall

   a continuous current of electricity

   Altri esempi (1)

   he can hear its continuous murmur

2. Without intervening space; continued.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Sinonimi

   protractedextendedconnectedcontinuedunbroken

   Contrari

   brokendisconnecteddisjoint

   Esempi

   a continuous line of railroad

   Altri esempi (1)

   […] the Plan incorporates in proper combination every available modern technique, including extensive electrification on the new standard high-voltage a.c. system at a frequency of 50 cycles; main-line diesel traction as a half-way house to electrification; lightweight diesel trains for secondary and branch services; and a smaller wagon fleet doing more work by the use of continuous brakes in conjunction with modernised terminals and marshalling yards.

   The dynamic tests at Wildenrath use continuous test tracks built on the site of a former Royal Air Force station that was vacated after the end of the Cold War.

3. Not deviating or varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

4. 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.

   Uso

   • not-comparable
   • of a function

5. Such that each open set in the target space has an open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).

   Uso

   • broadly
   • not-comparable
   • of a function between two topological spaces

   Esempi

   Each continuous function from the real line to the rationals is constant, since the rationals are totally disconnected.

6. Expressing an ongoing action or state.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

Aggettivo

1. continuing in time or space without interruption

   Sinonimi

   uninterrupted

   Contrari

   discontinuous

   Esempi

   a continuous bout of illness lasting six months

   lived in continuous fear

   Altri esempi (3)

   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

2. of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity

   Contrari

   discontinuous