Definitions for: Continual


[adj] seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters"
[adj] `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)



Webster (1913) Definition: Con*tin"u*al, a. [OE. continuel, F. continuel. See
Continue.]
1. Proceeding without interruption or cesstaion; continuous;
unceasing; lasting; abiding.

He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
--Prov. xv.
15.

2. Occuring in steady and rapid succession; very frequent;
often repeated.

The eye is deligh by a continental succession of
small landscapes. --W. Irwing.

Continual proportionals (Math.), quantities in continued
proportion. --Brande & C.

Syn: Constant; prepetual; incessant; unceasing;
uninterrupted; unintermitted; continuous. See
Constant, and Continuous.

Synonyms: constant, continuous, endless, everlasting, incessant, insistent, perennial, perpetual, persistent, recurrent, relentless, repeated, repetitive, running(a), uninterrupted, unrelenting

Antonyms: sporadic

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