O continue thy loving kindness unto them that know thee.
Ps. xxxvi. 10.
You know how to make yourself happy by only continuing such a life as you have been long accustomed to lead.
Pope.
3. To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length.
A bridge of wond'rous length,
From hell continued, reaching th' utmost orb
of this frail world.
Milton.
4. To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees were continued; also, to suffer to live.
And how shall we continue Claudio.
Shak.
Con*tin"ued (?), p. p. & a. Having extension of time, space, order of events, exertion of energy, etc.; extended; protracted; uninterrupted; also, resumed after interruption; extending through a succession of issues, session, etc.; as, a continued story. "Continued woe." Jenyns. "Continued succession." Locke.
Continued bass (Mus.), a bass continued through an entire piece of music, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures beneath the bass; the same as thorough bass or figured bass; basso continuo. [It.] -- Continued fever (Med.), a fever which presents no interruption in its course. -- Continued fraction (Math.), a fraction whose numerator is 1, and whose denominator is a whole number plus a fraction whose numerator is 1 and whose denominator is a whole number, plus a fraction, and so on. -- Continued proportion (Math.), a proportion composed of two or more equal ratios, in which the consequent of each preceding ratio is the same with the antecedent of the following one; as, 4 : 8 : 8 : 16 :: 16 : 32.
Con*tin"u*ed*ly (? or &?;), adv. Continuously.
Con*tin"u*er (?), n. One who continues; one who has the power of perseverance or persistence. "Indulgent continuers in sin." Hammond.
I would my horse had the speed of your tongue, and so good a continuer.
Shak.
Con`ti*nu"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Continuities (#). [L. continuitas: cf. F. continuitÚ. See Continuous.] the state of being continuous; uninterrupted connection or succession; close union of parts; cohesion; as, the continuity of fibers. Grew.
The sight would be tired, if it were attracted by a continuity of glittering objects.
Dryden.
Law of continuity (Math. & Physics), the principle that nothing passes from one state to another without passing through all the intermediate states. -- Solution of continuity. (Math.) See under Solution.
||Con*ti"nu*o (? or &?;), n. [It.] (Mus.) Basso continuo, or continued bass.
Con*tin"u*ous (?), a. [L. continuus, fr. 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.
Longfellow.
2. (Bot.) Not deviating or varying from uninformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.
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.
Syn. -- Continuous, Continual. Continuous is the stronger word, and denotes that the continuity or union of parts is absolute and uninterrupted; as, a continuous sheet of ice; a continuous flow of water or of argument. So Daniel Webster speaks of "a continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of England." Continual, in most cases, marks a close and unbroken succession of things, rather than absolute continuity. Thus we speak of continual showers, implying a repetition with occasional interruptions; we speak of a person as liable to continual calls, or as subject to continual applications for aid, etc. See Constant.
Con*tin"u*ous*ly (?), adv. In a continuous maner; without interruption. -- Con*tin"u*ous*ness, n.
Cont"line` (?), n. 1. (Ropemaking) The space between the strands on the outside of a rope. Knight.