Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - continuous

adj. 1 unbroken, uninterrupted, connected throughout in space or time. 2 Gram. = PROGRESSIVE. Phrases and idioms continuous 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. Derivatives continuously adv. continuousness n. Etymology: L continuus uninterrupted f. continere (as COM-, tenere hold)