Continuous
Continuous , adjective
[Latin continuus, from 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.
2.
(Botany) Not deviating or varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.
Collocations (2)
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.