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 delighted by a continual 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.

 

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