kənˈtɪnjuəs adj. 1
unbroken,
uninterrupted,
connected throughout in
space or
time. 2 Gram. =
PROGRESSIVE. øcontinuous assessment
the evaluation of a pupil's
progress throughout a
course of
study, as well as or
instead of by
examination. continuous
creation the creation of the
universe or the
matter in it regarded as a continuous process. continuous
stationery a continuous ream of
paper, usu. perforated to
form single sheets. øøcontinuously adv. continuousness n. [L continuus uninterrupted f. continere (as
COM-, tenere hold)]