Language and Linguistics

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary... Concise Oxford Companion to... Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes Further reading

continuous

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

con·tin·u·ous / kənˈtinyoōəs/ • adj. 1. forming an unbroken whole; without interruption: one continuous movement. ∎ forming a series with no exceptions or reversals: continuous advances in design. ∎ Math. (of a function) of which the graph is a smooth unbroken curve, i.e., one such that as the value of x approaches any given value a, the value of f(x) approaches that of f(a) as a limit. 2. Gram. another term for progressive (sense 3). DERIVATIVES: con·tin·u·ous·ly adv. con·tin·u·ous·ness n.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"continuous." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"continuous." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-continuous.html

"continuous." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-continuous.html

Learn more about citation styles

CONTINUOUS

Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language | 1998 | | Copyright

CONTINUOUS, also progressive. In GRAMMAR, a VERB form that basically denotes duration. In English, the contrast is between continuous (They are repairing computers) and non-continuous (They repair computers).

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

TOM McARTHUR. "CONTINUOUS." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

TOM McARTHUR. "CONTINUOUS." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-CONTINUOUS.html

TOM McARTHUR. "CONTINUOUS." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-CONTINUOUS.html

Learn more about citation styles

continuous

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

continuous •Ananias, bias, Darius, dryas, Elias, eyas, Gaius, hamadryas, Lias, Mathias, pious, Tobias •joyous • Shavuoth • tempestuous •spirituous • tortuous • sumptuous •voluptuous • virtuous • mellifluous •superfluous • congruous • vacuous •fatuous • anfractuous • arduous •ingenuous, strenuous, tenuous •flexuous • sensuous • impetuous •contemptuous • incestuous •assiduous, deciduous •ambiguous, contiguous, exiguous •inconspicuous, perspicuous •promiscuous •continuous, sinuous •nocuous • fructuous • tumultuous •unctuous •Abbas, shabbos •choriambus, iambus •Arbus •Phoebus, rebus •gibbous •cumulonimbus, nimbus •omnibus • ceteris paribus • Erebus •rhombus • incubus • succubus •bulbous • Columbus • syllabus •colobus • Barnabas • righteous •rumbustious

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"continuous." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"continuous." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-continuous.html

"continuous." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-continuous.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Moving toward continuous auditing: establishing audit priority areas can lead... Magazine article from: Internal Auditor; 8/1/2008
	Continuous training, continuous improvement: the initiatives are intertwined,... Magazine article from: Industrial Maintenance & Plant Operation; 5/1/2006
	Making continuous improvement a culture.(Best Practices)(Company overview) Magazine article from: Medical Product Outsourcing; 1/1/2009