What part of speech is continuous?

Continuous can be categorized as an adjective.

Advertising

Parts of speech

  • 1. continuous is an adjective, not comparable.

Inflections

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • Not comparable
    Not comparable
  • Positive: continuous 
  • Comparative: Not comparable
  • Superlative: Not comparable

Adjective to adverb

What does continuous mean?

Definitions

Adjective

continuous - continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks"
continuous - of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity

Examples of continuous

#   Sentence  
1. adj. A continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light.
2. adj. A continuous bout of illness lasting six months.
3. adj. Lived in continuous fear.
4. adj. A continuous row of warehouses.
5. adj. A continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it.
6. adj. Advance in science is continuous.
7. adj. There was a continuous line of cars.
8. adj. I have a continuous pain here.
9. adj. The brain needs a continuous supply of blood.
10. adj. The postwar has experienced several long periods of continuous strong prosperity, among which are the Jinmu Boom and the Iwato boom.
11. adj. The Japanese economy recorded more than 60 months of continuous expansion.
12. adj. Her continuous chatter vexes me.
13. adj. In the official question collection it is explained as being "passive voice of the present continuous tense".
14. adj. This continuous noise annoys me.
15. adj. But your function isn't Lipschitz continuous!
Sentence  
adj.
A continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light.
A continuous bout of illness lasting six months.
Lived in continuous fear.
A continuous row of warehouses.
A continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it.
Advance in science is continuous.
There was a continuous line of cars.
I have a continuous pain here.
The brain needs a continuous supply of blood.
The postwar has experienced several long periods of continuous strong prosperity, among which are the Jinmu Boom and the Iwato boom.
The Japanese economy recorded more than 60 months of continuous expansion.
Her continuous chatter vexes me.
In the official question collection it is explained as being "passive voice of the present continuous tense".
This continuous noise annoys me.
But your function isn't Lipschitz continuous!

Advertising
Advertising